Accessing free space on a Linux File system

[Stephen Goldman]

Thank you Dan,
    As you pointed out-

    The first free Start point - is  just after 37605  -"37606"

 /dev/sda7       37605    15358108+  83  Linux


    The last point = end point 53309 cylinders- is this .

    I see it now.

Thank you for you time,
Stephen


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Ritter" <dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org>
To: "sgoldman" <sgoldman-3s7WtUTddSA at public.gmane.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: Accessing free space on a Linux File system


> On Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 09:35:10AM -0500, sgoldman wrote:
>> [root@]# fdisk -l
>>
>> Disk /dev/sda: 438.4 GB, 438489317376 bytes
>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 53309 cylinders
>> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>>
>>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>> /dev/sda1   *           1        2549    20474811   83  Linux
>> /dev/sda2            2550       25495   184313745   83  Linux
>> /dev/sda3           25496       28045    20482875   83  Linux
>> /dev/sda4           28046       53309   202933080    5  Extended
>> /dev/sda5           28046       33144    40957686   83  Linux
>> /dev/sda6           33145       35693    20474811   82  Linux swap / 
>> Solaris
>> /dev/sda7           35694       37605    15358108+  83  Linux
>
> Right here. The disk ends at cylinder 53309, and the Extended
> partition is using that. Inside the Extended partition, sda5,
> sda6 and sda7 are not using all the available space.
>
> Create a new partition in the extended space (not a primary
> partition) starting at cylinder 37606 and going as far as you
> want up to 53309.
>
> -dsr-
>
>
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