Dan McGhee wrote: > On 07/16/2010 05:18 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> Starting over is a good option. If you have an extra 10G for a new >> partition, why not try jhalfs? You could then do some comparisons >> between that you did manually and the automated build if you wanted. >> > I've never explored jhalfs. Hmmmm. > > I have plenty of room, but in investigating I developed a question. Does > LFS need a logical partition or can one use an extended one?
There is only one extended partition and it's purpose is to contain logical partitions. LFS can use any partition that can be mounted. > And another thought. I know that jhalfs is automated. It is basically a bash script. That's a little understated though. > If I need a > logical partition then I need to use another external drive. Ultimately, > what about grub? I am completely ignorant about the "new" one. Review your terms: Primary Partition 1 /dev/sda1 Primary Partition 2 /dev/sda2 Primary Partition 3 /dev/sda3 Extended Partition /dev/sda4 Logical Partition /dev/sda5 Logical Partition /dev/sda6 I think Linux is limited to 63 partitions... The only issues is whether your other OSes have consumed all of your disk space. They usually do. You will need parted to fix that. http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/html_chapter/parted_1.html -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
