Yes, you need to delete the 4th partition, and then create the logical partition from 4th partition. Dave Martini 1 <martini@xxxxxxxxxx To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx l.gov> cc: Sent by: Subject: Can't create a new partition using fdisk it says I redhat-list-bounces must delete one first @redhat.com 02/10/2005 04:17 PM Please respond to Dave Martini 1; Please respond to General Red Hat Linux discussion list I'm trying to create a new partition on my boot disk but I get an error that says I must delete one first. I have 4 partitions defined so far and want to create a 5th. which I would have thought would be an extended partition since I already have 4. Can anyone help? Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sda: 73.4 GB, 73407865856 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 8924 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 127 1020096 83 Linux /dev/sda2 128 382 2048287+ 82 Linux swap /dev/sda3 383 1657 10241437+ 83 Linux /dev/sda4 1658 2266 4891792+ 83 Linux Command (m for help): n You must delete some partition and add an extended partition first Command (m for help): v 106960832 unallocated sectors Dave Martini LLNL -- 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