you can download partition manager demo it will do ----- Original Message ----- From: "JCA" <auji@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pasmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 5:49 AM Subject: Re: extended / logical partition > Thanks, > I need PartitionMagic for my brain. The missing 19G is in /dev/hda1 > which I zero'ed out and not where I assumed it was. Note to self: Never > assume without opening your eyes. > > > > >Hi Jim, > > > >An extended partition is just a container for logical partitions. > > > >If your existing logical partition does not use all the extended partition, > >you can create and format a second logical partition in the unused space. > > > >Otherwise you will need to shrink your existing logical partition first - > >google for PartitionMagic for example. > > > >See http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Large-Disk-HOWTO.html for > >information about disk partitions. > > > >Regards, > >Peter > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > >[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of JCA > >Sent: Tuesday, 11 May 2004 3:00 AM > >To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: extended / logical partition > > > > > >Hello, > > > >I have an extended partition that I'd like to reformat for linux, but > >don't want to loose the logical partition it contains. With fdisk I > >need to delete it first, but then I loose the logical partition. > >Am I missing something? > > > >It it possible to format the extended without loosing the logical partition? > > > >Thanks, > >Jim > > > > > >-- > >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 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
