Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 13:00:02 -0800 (PST) From: The Tech-Admin Dude <geniusj@phoenix.unacom.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/10330: I can't create a 5th fdisk partition; I want to use the rest of my disk. Message-ID: <199903012100.NAA72056@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/10330; it has been noted by GNATS. 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: > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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