I can not see any extended part. on your disk. Also you are using fdisk to make partitions. So my guess your disk has a mbr table, not gpt, right? Afaik, if any disk which is contain mbr scheme, you can not create primary partition more than 4. But you have 15 part. On May 9, 2013 7:12 AM, "Pritam Khedekar" <pritamkhedekarr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > > I m getting this Error while making file system in a Partition > > Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x7a55a2e0 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 * 1 10199 81923436 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/sda2 10200 60802 406462038 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > /dev/sda5 10200 26772 133122591 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/sda6 26773 43345 133122591 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/sda7 43346 43983 5120000 83 Linux > /dev/sda8 43983 45258 10240000 83 Linux > /dev/sda9 45258 45896 5120000 83 Linux > /dev/sda10 45896 46533 5120000 83 Linux > /dev/sda11 46533 47171 5120000 83 Linux > /dev/sda12 47171 47808 5120000 83 Linux > /dev/sda13 47808 48446 5120000 83 Linux > /dev/sda14 48446 48968 4194304 82 Linux swap / > Solaris > /dev/sda15 48968 49576 4887476+ 83 Linux > [root@HOME /]# partprobe -s /dev/sda > Warning: WARNING: the kernel failed to re-read the partition table on > /dev/sda (Device or resource busy). As a result, it may not reflect all of > your changes until after reboot. > [root@HOME /]# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda15 > mke2fs 1.41.12 (17-May-2010) > Could not stat /dev/sda15 --- No such file or directory > -- > > > > > > > > Thanks & Regards,**** > Pritam Khedekar | Sr. Engineer - Technical, > Vistaas Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. | Mumbai > Tel: + 91 90 22 25 54 20 > Web: www.vistaas.com <http://www.vistaas.com/> | www.divineindia.com > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Note: This communication contains information which is confidential and may > also be legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of authorized > persons. If you are not an intended recipient, or have received the message > in error, you are not authorized to read, copy, disseminate, distribute or > use the Electronic Mail or any attachment in any way. Please notify the > sender by return E-Mail or over the telephone and delete this e-mail. The > sender endeavors to exclude viruses from all communications, but it remains > the obligation of the recipient to check any mail & attachments for > viruses. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > *~~ Running Windows on a Pentium is like having a brand new Porsche but > only be able to drive backwards with the handbrake on. ~~* > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list