On 2/14/06, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>Dual Boot: Windows 2003 Server and FC4. Layout - > >> > >>/dev/hda1 is Windows 2003 server 10GB > >>/dev/hda2 is Linux /boot > >>/dev/hda3 is Swap > >>/dev/hda4 is extended with only /root on /dev/hda5 > >> > >>Students were asked by another instructor to delete Partition 0 > >>(Windows 2003) and split it into 2 logical partitions. > >> > >>Student comes to me and asks if that is even possible and I reply "Not > >>with Windows." > In this example, isn't /dev/hda4 an extended partition, and not a > primary partition? If it were a primary partition, then we could > delete the first primary partition, and make it an extended > partition and split it up. Agreed - but in this case hda4 is the extended partition and the instructor wanted the student to delete hda1 (using Windows) and split it into two logical partitions. I spoke with all parties involved and they have agreed not to make the Linux students (IE my students) do that step -- plus they wont be graded badly for it. I said if this is a project layout issue I would have Linux and Windows partitions setup that way to start with next term. This way hda1 is extended with all partitions logical. =) -- WC -Sx- Jones | http://ccsh.us/ | Open Source Consulting
