On Fri, 2005-10-28 at 15:00, Bill Rees wrote:
> I've had the same problem and discovered that fdisk will only make a max
> partition size of around 130GB. The only way around it I've found is to
> format the disk during a graphical install. I've heard rumors that a
> 'fixed' fdisk exists but don't know. Also some other partitioning tool
> may do what you want.
Ummm....:
# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 14 1415 11261565 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 1416 2817 11261565 83 Linux
/dev/hda4 2818 30401 221568480 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 2818 30401 221568448+ 8e Linux LVM
Disk /dev/hdc: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdc1 1 30401 244196001 fd Linux raid
autodetect
I think hda was done by an FC3 install but hdc was a normal fdisk
under either FC1 or FC3. There may be some bios limits on older
machines involved.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
