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How to avoid '+' in fdisk partitioning ??
Below is my output of fdisk ...
root@dummy killer]# /sbin/fdisk /dev/hdc
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 8940.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/hdc: 4325 MB, 4325529600 bytes
15 heads, 63 sectors/track, 8940 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 945 * 512 = 483840 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdc1 * 1 2223 1050336 83 Linux
/dev/hdc2 2224 4443 1048950 83 Linux
/dev/hdc3 4444 8940 2124832+ 5 Extended
/dev/hdc5 4444 6560 1000251 83 Linux
/dev/hdc6 6561 8677 1000251 83 Linux
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
HOW to avoid '+' in extendend partition in above case( bad partition) ..i
tried trial & error with varying sizes
and i could able to avoid it ..but with lot of effort...
Even i tried with /sbin/parted ..but /sbin/fdisk shows again '+'.
IS there any easy tips to avoid it ..any easy way to partition disk using
fdisk with out '+' ????
let me know...
I want something partitions like this below
------------------------------- fdisk good case ---------------
[root@dummy killer]# /sbin/fdisk /dev/hdc
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 8940.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/hdc: 4325 MB, 4325529600 bytes
15 heads, 63 sectors/track, 8940 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 945 * 512 = 483840 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdc1 1 2117 1000251 83 Linux
/dev/hdc2 2118 4185 977130 83 Linux
/dev/hdc3 4186 6253 977130 5 Extended
/dev/hdc5 4186 5186 472941 83 Linux
/dev/hdc6 5187 6187 472941 83 Linux
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