[lug] Partitioning and modem problems

[Mike McCallister]

Wayde:

We're getting closer on the partitioning. Yes, the problem is that the 
extended partition (as a whole--containing hda5 & 6) is primary. I tried 
using Partition Magic to move the swap space and extend hda3, but something 
happened and I wound up having to nuke both hda3 and 4 and reinstalling 
Corel. I am now hoping that I can have hda3 (the Linux install partition) 
extend through all the free space, leaving me with just one big Linux 
partition. Corel simply won't see any ext2 file system I put inside the 
extended partition (though I find it odd that it always sees the FAT 
partitions--even the FAT32).

The modem problem will have to wait a few days. Too much to do! Thanks!

Mike

At 11:31 AM 6/19/00 -0600, you wrote:
>On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Mike McCallister wrote:
>
> > First, I had left 10GB (of my single Western Digital 20GB drive) for Linux
> > partitions. I asked the Corel install program to use and format all the
> > free space on the drive. It made a 1.7GB partition for itself and a 125MB
> > swap space, but left the remaining ~8.3GB alone. I can't seem to make any
> > new ext2 partitions.
>
>It looks like you are trying to make too many primary partitions.
>Remember that you can only have four.
>
> > hda1: Starts on Cyl 1, Ends on 374. Blocks: 3004125+. ID: b. Win95/FAT32
> > (the Windows C: drive)
>
>This is the first primary partition.
>
> > hda2: 1678-2482, Blocks: 6466162+. ID: f. Win95 Extended (LBA) PM created
>
>This looks like an extended partition.
>
> > hda3: (Boot partition) 375-598. Blocks: 1799280. ID: 83 Linux Native
>
>This is your second primary partition.
>
> > hda4: 599-614. Blocks: 128520. ID: 82. Linux Swap (created by Corel)
>
>This is your third primary partition.
>
> > hda5: (my Windows D: partition in the DOS extended part). 1678-2431.
> > Blocks: 6056473+. ID: b. Win95/FAT32
>
>Another extended partition.
>
> > hda6: (Windows E:, FAT16). 2432-2482. Blocks: 409626. ID: 6. DOS 
> 16-bit >=32MB.
>
>Here is your fourth primary partition.  After this, you can't make any
>more.
>
> > When FDisk verifies the partition table, it reports 17077281 unallocated
> > sectors. Physically these sectors are located between hda4 and the DOS
> > extended partition (hda2/hda5). Is this my problem??
>
>I don't think this is the problem, but it is odd.  I think you need to
>rethink your partitioning scheme so that you only have four primary
>partitions.  For example, just use one primary partition for Win98 and
>subdivide that with extended partitions.  Then use one for your Linux
>swap, one for your Linux root, and the last one for your Linux /usr
>directory.
>
>
>
>- Wayde
>   (wallen at boulder.nist.gov)
>
>
>
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