On your setup, /dev/hde4 isn't really a separate partition where you can store data. Think of it like this: if you want to have partitions on your hard drive beyond the 4 primary ones that are allowed, you need to designate the fourth partition as "extended." This partition will take up the rest of the space that you want partitioned. Then, inside this extended partition, you can create "logical" paritions for the remainder of the partitions you wish to create. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Liu" <satimis@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 3:12 AM Subject: Re: Partition question > Hi Chris, > > Thanks for your advice. > > I still could not resolve following questions. > > 1) In my case how could the 5th partition "/dev/hde4" (ext partition) be > created? I did not create it > /dev/hde4 737 1245 4088542+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) > > 2) I suppose "/dev/hde5" being /home partition where "/home" > folder/directory resides > > 3) Why "/dev/hde4" and "/dev/hde5" starting and ending at the same > cylinder, taking up the same number of cylinders > /dev/hde4 737 1245 4088542+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) > /dev/hde5 737 1245 4088511 83 Linux > > 4) What is the "+" sign indicating in > /dev/hde2 14 78 522112+ 82 Linux swap > /dev/hde4 737 1245 4088542+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) > > Thanks in advance. > > B.R. > Stephen > > > On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 12:48, Chris Kloiber wrote: > > On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 00:31, Stephen Liu wrote: > > > Hi all folks, > > > > > > I just finished installing a RH9.0 box. Partitions made are as follows > > > > > > /boot > > > swap > > > / > > > /home > > > > > > But > > > # fdisk -l > > > > > > Disk /dev/hde: 10.2 GB, 10245537792 bytes > > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1245 cylinders > > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > > /dev/hde1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux > > > /dev/hde2 14 78 522112+ 82 Linux swap > > > /dev/hde3 79 736 5285385 83 Linux > > > /dev/hde4 737 1245 4088542+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) > > > /dev/hde5 737 1245 4088511 83 Linux > > > > > > Kindly help me to under what is > > > "/dev/hde4 737 1245 4088542+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)" > > > > > > I did not create a partition for Win95. > > > > > > Is > > > "/dev/hde5 737 1245 4088511 83 Linux" > > > home partition (/home)? > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Dos style partition tables can only have 4 entries called "primary" > > partitions. One of those 4 (usually the last, #4) can be an "extended" > > partition, which can hold up to 11 more "logical" partitions, for a > > grand total of 14 usable partitions per disk (1-3,5-15) where data can > > be stored. In your case you only asked for 4 partitions so the extended > > partition was unneeded, but it won't hurt you to leave it there. > > -- > > Chris Kloiber > > Red Hat, Inc. > > > > > To Get Your Own iCareHK.com Email Address? Go To www.iCareHK.com. > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
