How to add a new partition to an existing Red HAT 8

From: bj (bhamal_at_wlink.com.np)
Date: 02/20/05

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 08:38:59 +0545

    Hi !

    I have a red hat 8.0 & Windows 2000 on a intel box with a 60 GB hard drive .

    Only 20 GB has been partitioned into 10 GB of NTFS and 9 GB of Linux , file
    id 83 ext 3 and 1 GB of Linux swap , file id 82 .

    I want to use some free unallocated space from the remaining 40 GB for my
    linux .

    But I could not get fdisk (from the command prompt ) to show me the
    unallocated space and partition it .

    I could see the unallocated free space when I run KDE hardware browser .

    I could find the GUI disk druid too .

    So How do I partition the unused free space for my red hat 8.0 .

    Which utility do I use ?

    When ever I use fdisk , and choose option n ( to add a partition ) , it
    gives an error message saying that I need extended partition or I need to
    delete old partition to create a new one .

    But I have 40 GB of un used space on my hard drive.

    Please advice .

    Thank you for your help in advance .

    cheers,
    bj 

    


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