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Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:08:28 -0500 From: Bryan-TheBS-Smith <b.j.smith@ieee.org> To: hrishy <hrishys@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: [svlug] Re: extenede partiton -- primary, extended and logical partitions hrishy wrote: > I have created an extended partiton under linux .but > it is not showing up when i do df -k can anybody tell > me how do i mount and create a filessytem on a > extended partiton.I am using redhat 6.2 An "extended" partition is a Microsoft'ism used to overcome the limitations of having only 4 "primary" partitions on a fixed disk. The "extended" partition itself is little more than an one sector (512 bytes) "primary" partition that holds an additional partition table so you can have 5+ partitions. The rest of the space in an extended partition is for creatikng one or more "logical" partitions to take advantage of it. Linux labels primary partitions as 1-4 (e.g., /dev/hda1) one primary partition can be an extended partition Linux labels logical partitions as 5+ (e.g., /dev/hda5) all logic partitions are bound inside the extended partition Again, only primary and logical partitions can be formatted and used. ===