Re: partitions and fdisk
From: Stefan Patric (tootek2_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/31/03
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Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 15:44:55 -0700
Alex Kendrick on Saturday 30 August 2003 13:53 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.
fdisk told you why you can't create another new partition: "no spare
sectors available"; that is, there is no unpartitioned space
available, the disk is fully partitioned, etc.
fdisk can only "free up" sectors by deleting existing partitions,
which I don't think you want to do. What you need is a utility to
"shrink" an existing partition without destroying its contents to
provide space for more partitions. Parted, partition editor, will do
that, among other things. Some distros include it. For the others,
you'll have to download it. (Sorry, I can't post a link to where you
can download it. Start with a Yahoo search.)
In addition, you'll have to consider the type of partitions that you
now have. If they are all Primary types, you can only make ONE more
Primary partition, the maximum permitted -- 4 Primary partitions. Or
you can make an Extended partition of that last available Primary,
and then put as many Logical partitions on it that you like.
-- Stefan Patric tootek2@yahoo.com
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