I have just installed Ubuntu on a new SATA drive and i am unable to add new partitions through fdisk
This bug report was converted into a question: question #37081: I have just installed Ubuntu on a new SATA drive and i am unable to add new partitions through fdisk.
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnu-fdisk (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
The disk size is 250GB
A fdisk -l yields the following:
# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000c7286
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 2432 19535008+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 2433 3405 7815622+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda3 3406 5837 19535040 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 5838 8269 19535040 83 Linux
/dev/sda5 2433 3405 7815591 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 41.1 GB, 41174138880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5005 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x7b9caed7
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 108 867478+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sdb2 109 5005 39335152+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sdb5 109 5005 39335121 7 HPFS/NTFS
#
Why can't I add additional partions?
| Changed in gnu-fdisk: | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
