>[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# fdisk -l > >Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2432 cylinders >Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >/dev/hda1 * 1 510 4096543+ b Win95 FAT32 >/dev/hda2 1276 1288 104422+ 83 Linux >/dev/hda3 1289 2367 8667067+ 83 Linux >/dev/hda4 2368 2432 522112+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) >/dev/hda5 2368 2432 522081 82 Linux swap > >So you see, I have sectors (or cylinders, I never remember how it is) >511 to 1275 not assigned to any partition. > >I tried partitionin with fdisk /dev/hda: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# fdisk /dev/hda > >The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 2432. >There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, >and could in certain setups cause problems with: >1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO) >2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs > (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK) > >Command (m for help): n >No free sectors available > >No dice, it doesn't see the free sectors. Why? How can I reclaim the 6GB? > >Should I re-install (not a very promising outlook for me :-( ).
At first sight, I don't see the problem. So maybe it's a problem with fdisk. However, it might be a problem related to primary/logical partitions. I remember there is a limitation of 4 primary partitions in some cases. And in your case you reached the limit (3 primary + 1 extended). Also, your extended partition is quite strange. Why do you have a windows extended partition only for a linux swap? Isn't that strange? If those two threads do not reveal the problem then it might be a problem with fdisk. Then I would advice you to use GNU parted instead. HTH, Cyr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any review, dissemination, disclosure, alteration, printing, copying or transmission of this mail and/or any file transmitted with it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this mail by mistake, please immediately notify the sender as well as our mail administrator at [EMAIL PROTECTED], and permanently destroy the original as well as any copy therof. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
