Re: partitions and fdisk

From: Alex Kendrick (alex_6136_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 08/30/03 

Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 21:15:07 +0000 (UTC)

"Peter T. Breuer" <ptb@oboe.it.uc3m.es> wrote in message
news:fk3rib.79s.ln@news.it.uc3m.es...
> Alex Kendrick <alex_6136@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > I'm trying to create a new partition on my (one) hard disk. At the
moment
> > there are 3, boot, swap, and linux and all my data itself. My partition
> > program is fdisk but I can't get it to create a new partition. To anyone
> > familiar with the program, when i use the 'n' command it just replies
that
> > there are no spare sectors avaliable. Which is right, they are all used
up.
> > I can't find the command on fdisk to free up some sectors and then use
these
> > as my new partition, even when in exit mode.
>
> There isn't one. fdisk is a partition table editor, not a partition
> resizer.
>
> Use a partition resizer first, or whatever. Backup software. Something.
> Anything.
>
> Peter

so much for fdisk, by the way, i meant to say 'even when in expert mode' not
'exit mode' if that was causing any confusion

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