On any hard disk the maximum allowable primary partitions. The extended partition is
considered as one irrespective of the number of logical partitions within.
in you case
1. windows
2. dos (extended with one logical partition)
3. linux native
4. linux swap
so u can create one more parition. if you wish to.. then you will have to create an
extended partition first and then create as many logical partitions as you feel like
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On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 22:12:46 rahul wrote:
>hi,
>i tried to install linux on my friends computer who has a 4.3 gb hd with
>windows on a 2.5 gb primary partition and another dos partition of .5 gb
>as extended .now the 1 gb is left unpartioned and i tried installing
>linux on it whenever i try to make partions of root ,swap,etc it
>allocates them first but as soon as i try and create the 3rd partion fer
>any other thing it comes out as ..
>system was unable to allocate / partition..the reason given 'primary not
>free'!!!
>i hav been unable to understand it pls clarify.....
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