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Subject: I can't create a 5th fdisk partition; I want to use the rest of my disk.
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>Number:         10330
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       I can't create a 5th fdisk partition; I want to use the rest of my disk.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar  1 10:20:00 PST 1999
>Closed-Date:    Thu Apr 29 21:13:43 PDT 1999
>Last-Modified:  Thu Apr 29 21:15:34 PDT 1999
>Originator:     Steve Davidson
>Release:        2.2.8-RELEASE
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD 2.2.8-RELEASE
>Description:
When I run /stand/sysinstall, and go to the FDISK Partition Editor,
I try to create a 5th partition on unallocated space.  I get an
'X' under "Name" instead of a device, even though I have created the
appropriate device: /dev/wd0s5 (with correct major/minor numbers).
I'd like to use this unallocated space but it appears that there is
a limitation of 4 FDISK partitions.
>How-To-Repeat:
Go to the FDISK Partition Editor and try to create five partitions.
>Fix:
I guess a simple change to the partition editor to allow the user
to place a device name in the "Name" column would help.
Or, the system could guess the next logical device; it's obvious
that you use the next number in sequence.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:

From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To: sdn@slip.net
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: conf/10330: I can't create a 5th fdisk partition; I want to use the rest of my disk. 
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 19:28:46 +0100

 Sorry, we do not support creating "extended" partitions in the "fdisk"
 editor.  4 is the max number of "real" partitions you can have in
 an (M$ designed) Fdisk table.
 
 --
 Poul-Henning Kamp             FreeBSD coreteam member
 phk@FreeBSD.ORG               "Real hackers run -current on their laptop."
 FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far!
 

From: The Tech-Admin Dude <geniusj@phoenix.unacom.com>
To: sdn@slip.net
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: conf/10330: I can't create a 5th fdisk partition; I want to use
 the rest of my disk.
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 15:53:16 -0500 (EST)

 h c'mon :P.. You cant have 5 primary partitions for 1 disk.. that's a
 regular limitation, nothing to do with FreeBSD
 
 On Mon, 1 Mar 1999 sdn@slip.net wrote:
 
 > 
 > >Number:         10330
 > >Category:       conf
 > >Synopsis:       I can't create a 5th fdisk partition; I want to use the rest of my disk.
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       serious
 > >Priority:       low
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
 > >State:          open
 > >Quarter:        
 > >Keywords:       
 > >Date-Required:
 > >Class:          sw-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar  1 10:20:00 PST 1999
 > >Closed-Date:
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     Steve Davidson
 > >Release:        2.2.8-RELEASE
 > >Organization:
 > >Environment:
 > FreeBSD 2.2.8-RELEASE
 > >Description:
 > When I run /stand/sysinstall, and go to the FDISK Partition Editor,
 > I try to create a 5th partition on unallocated space.  I get an
 > 'X' under "Name" instead of a device, even though I have created the
 > appropriate device: /dev/wd0s5 (with correct major/minor numbers).
 > I'd like to use this unallocated space but it appears that there is
 > a limitation of 4 FDISK partitions.
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > Go to the FDISK Partition Editor and try to create five partitions.
 > >Fix:
 > I guess a simple change to the partition editor to allow the user
 > to place a device name in the "Name" column would help.
 > Or, the system could guess the next logical device; it's obvious
 > that you use the next number in sequence.
 > 
 > >Release-Note:
 > >Audit-Trail:
 > >Unformatted:
 > 
 > 
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 > 
 
 
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: nrahlstr 
State-Changed-When: Thu Apr 29 21:13:43 PDT 1999 
State-Changed-Why:  
No 5th fdisk partition is possible.  Sorry. 
>Unformatted:
