Using Linux could you say:- fdisk -l /dev/hda and post the result. That will tell us what Linux thinks your disk partitions are.
On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 12:20, you wrote: > Trev wrote: > >My mistake, did you use Win fdisk or Linux to delete the partitions ?. > >What's Linux fdisk say about the extended partition and the 3 virtual > >partitions ?. > > I used DiskDrake in expert mode... > > >Did you use Mdk DiskDrake expert mode ?. > > > >You say you are unable to extend the extended partition to include other > >virtual partitions ?. If read you correctly you cannot change the extended > >partition size with virtual partitions in it with fdisk!. > > I am a little hesitant to be playing with deleting other partitions. I > in fact DO have data I want on the other logical partitions. I can > offload it to somewhere else, but it (a logical partition) also contains > my linux swap. I tried to delete/change that once before and ended up > having to do a complete reinstall (though last time it was to increase > the size of the swap, and I really didn't know what I was doing...). I > will try with the M$ fdisk... don't really want to though... > Cheers > Anton > ps as it stands I have > Part 1 = XP > Part 2 = /boot > Part 3 = / > Part 4 = extended > 4.1 Linux swap > 4.2 fat32 > I had a 4.3, which was the 32gig fat32. The prob is that I can't extend > the extended again... > > >I would delete the all the virtual and the extended partition (if you have > >nothing in them) with Linux's fdisk, then put them in again with Linux. > > > >That's all i can think of for now. > > > >Cheers > > Trevor > > > >antonovich wrote: > >>Cheers > >>Unfortunately I wasn't very clear in my original post. The thing is that > >>I am not even able to format a partition to install another OS on, let > >>alone put it in grub or lilo! It seems that I am unable to extend the > >>extended partition to include other virtual partitions. I have 32 gig of > >>free space but I can't create the partition. It was originally formatted > >>in fat32 but I deleted the partition. I think it may be impossible to > >>add an extra partition once it has been set up like this. Any > >> suggestions? Anton -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell NB. This PC runs Linux. If you find a virus apparently from me, it has forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine. Please do not notify me when this occurs. Thanks.
