anthonyc01
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partition problem
Originally, I installed Redhat 5.2 on my system from a cd, and after the installation, I restarted my computer. Lilo boot, however, never came up. I decided to just delete the partitions, and tried to convert them back to dos partitions. As soon as I deleted the linux partition, though, fdisk nor disk druid will recognize it. Essentially, it seems like the .5 gig of disk space is missing. Disk druid tells me that I have 503 mb max space free but it won't allow me to create a partition of that size. it says not enough space...can anyone help?????
BigRat
It sounds as if the hardware formatting has got corrupted. The only way to reformat the disk is to send it back to the manufacturer. Perhaps reposting this question in the Hardware area may bring more success. It was almost definitely not the Linux installation which caused this. Perhaps you once dropped the disk(?).
hey man one thing is for sure your disk is screwed somehow
this kinda stuff rarely happens in linux!!
as for disk druid try sizes slightly less or more than 503mb
it worked for me!
as for the rest of the probs wait a couple of days i'll see what i can do
this kinda stuff rarely happens in linux!!
as for disk druid try sizes slightly less or more than 503mb
it worked for me!
as for the rest of the probs wait a couple of days i'll see what i can do
If neither Disk Druid nor fdisk are showing you all of the available space you should be seeing, then the drive is corrupt. Here are a few things to check:
1. Make sure the BIOS settings for the drive are right.
2. Low-level format the drive. If you don't have a utility for this, go to
http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/faq/faq96029.shtml
where you will find instructions on doing this using yuor BIOS, or with a utility that you can download from the site.
3. How many drives are in your system? Are you sure you are looking at the right one? It happens...
1. Make sure the BIOS settings for the drive are right.
2. Low-level format the drive. If you don't have a utility for this, go to
http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/faq/faq96029.shtml
where you will find instructions on doing this using yuor BIOS, or with a utility that you can download from the site.
3. How many drives are in your system? Are you sure you are looking at the right one? It happens...
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The blocks shown in disk druid are rounded off. Sometimes it will say 503MB but really only have 502. . .
I prefer the linux fdisk command, because it lest you see the actual block sizes.
I prefer the linux fdisk command, because it lest you see the actual block sizes.
I had a similar problem, I'm into dual boot win 95/linux.
Use linux fdisk NOT disk druid to set your partition, then use disk druid to set the mount point
Use linux fdisk NOT disk druid to set your partition, then use disk druid to set the mount point
Boot up in Dos and at the prompt ie C:> type "fdisk /mbr" without the quotation marks. Nothing will seem to happen, but reboot and see if that resolves your problem. I also agree with xema's suggestion, use fdisk and not disk druid. Please note that it is recommended that you should use the same fdisk to delete a partion as you used to create it. i.e. if created in Dos, use Dos FDISK to delete, If created using Linux fdisk, use Linux fdisk to delete it. In otherwords if you have deleted a partion using another operating fdisk, recreate it using that one, then delete it using the other operating system. Hope you can make sense of all that.