On 2007/09/09 23:40 (GMT-0400) Kenneth Schneider apparently typed:
On Sun, 2007-09-09 at 22:21 -0500, Rajko M. wrote:
On Sunday 09 September 2007 22:37 (GMT-0400) Bob S wrote:
Here is output of fdisk -l /dev/sda
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda4 3528 10055 52436160 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/sda9 7446 10055 20964793+ 83 Linux
There are 2 options. 1) Run YaST partitoner and try to add more partitions, not to delete or resize /dev/sda4
If it won't let you, it's broken. I think it will let you, though it won't necessarily be easy to see how.
2) Run in console as root cfdisk and see what it has to tell. In normal circumstances it doesn't list extended partition at all. The space after 10055 cylinder should be explicitly listed as free. So move highlight down to that line (free space) and try to add more partitions.
That certainly should work.
I don't think that will work as he has his extended partition ending at 10055 which is where sda9 ends. At this point his only option is to backup sda5-sda9, delete them and then recreate the extended partition using all of the available space. He will then be able to created more partitions.
sda4 only ends at 10055 because that's where sda9 ends. sda9's EPBR has no means to tell where the end of the disk is. As soon as sda10 is created, sda4 will magically grow to end where sda10 ends, unless the partitioning tool is broken. Only when a logical partition has been created that includes cylinder 30401 will sda4 show ending at the end of the disk. -- "It yet remains a problem to be solved in human affairs, whether any free government can be permanent, where the public worship of God, and the support of religion, constitute no part of the policy or duty of the state in any assignable shape." Chief Justice Joseph Story Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org