Another Newbie problem

[(=?utf-8?q?=60=60-=5F-=C2=B4=C2=B4?=) -- Fernando]

On Saturday 27 October 2007 16:52:40 bill purvis wrote:
> I intended to create a separate /var partition, but after creating
> / and /usr, the partitioning program refused to let me create any
> further partitions. I've tried using fdisk now that it's complete
> but that seems to think that I've used all the space, despite the
> number of cylinders reported being much more than those used.
> 
> I may just copy the old root,var, and usr partitions over to my
> server and then do a reformat. I'd like to sort a few more problems
> first, though.

Are they all primary partitions? 
You can only have 4 visible ones.
Try creating one extended, and put all of those a logical partitions inside the extended one.

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