Partitioning question

[Ouattara Oumar Aziz]

> Hi Ouattara,
> 
> Tks for your advice.
> 
>> Let's take a look at that :
>>
>>  > /dev/hda1               1        2342    18812083+   5  Extended
>>  > /dev/hda5   *           1          31      248944+  83  Linux
>>  > /dev/hda6              32        1004     7815591   83  Linux
>>  > /dev/hda7            1005        2220     9767488+  83  Linux
>>  > /dev/hda8            2221        2342      979933+  82  Linux swap
>> /
>>
>> /dev/hda1 is Extented : This is not a "real" partition. It's a way to
>>
>> permit more than 3 partitions on a disk. 
> 
> If I understand it correct, /dev/hda1 is part of the space on HD
> allocated to Ubuntu.  In future if the remaining space used totally by
> another OS it will be /dev/hda2.  If I'm wrong please correct me.

Actually, I think you're wrong. Let's draw something :
Here is the actual state of your disk referring to the block mapping

<--------------/dev/hda1------------------------------------->
<--/dev/hda5--><---/dev/hda6---><--/dev/hda7--><--/dev/hda8-->

Consider /dev/hda1 as a disk which is partitioned and got 4 partitions.
If you make a new partition it would call itself /dev/hda9.
> 
> What about/whereis /dev/hda3 and /dev/hda4?  Tks
> 
You got me on that point :-) . I think it's time we google it.

> Others noted with tks.
> 
> 
> B.R.
> SL
>