On 12/14/05, David L. Gehrt <dlg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 12/13/05, Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > <snip> > > > > > ======================= > > > > Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes > > > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders > > > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > > > /dev/hda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linu > x > > > > /dev/hda2 14 3837 30716280 83 Linux > > > > /dev/hda3 9473 9726 2040255 82 Linux swap / Solaris > > > > /dev/hda4 3838 9472 45263137+ 5 Extended > > > > /dev/hda5 3838 8102 34258581 83 Linux > > > > > > > > Partition table entries are not in disk order > > In fdisk you can arrange to get the partitions in disk order but I am > not sure of the effect when your swap partition is a primary partition > located on disk "after" the extended partition. You can try it, nd if > you do not like the looks of the new table just quit, WITHOUT writing it > to the disk. I don't understand the difference of the order fdisk list the partions. Obviously fdisk itself is taking the pain to inform me that they are not in order, but I don't grasp the importance of this message. > As far as how many disks? You could look in /proc/ide or in /var/dmesg > for clues as to what Linux thinks about possible additional drives. If > they exist and are connected to power and a controller they should show up. # ls -l /proc/ide total 2 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 14 14:13 drivers lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Dec 14 14:13 hda -> ide0/hda lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Dec 14 14:13 hdc -> ide1/hdc dr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Dec 14 14:13 ide0 dr-xr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Dec 14 14:13 ide1 <snip> > Here is my calculations on the available partition size. > > >From the end of hda5 +1 (8103 Cyl) to the start of hda3 -1 (9472 Cyl) > is 1627 Cyls. * 8225280 bytes/Cylinder divided 1 GB (1024*1024*1024) > = 10.4870 GB > > [(9472-8103)*8225280/(1024*1024*1024) = 10.4870] > So, you say that I have another 10GIG ready to swing into action? Yay! Thanks; -nat
