Bug#276482: marked as done (installer creates too small extended partition)
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Subject: installer creates too small extended partition
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Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 20040930 ( rc2 from web )
uname -a: Linux slave13 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Fri Sep 3 06:24:46 UTC 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 2004-oct-02
Method: boot CD (Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20040930))
Machine: desktop PC ( MB : Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Ultra , BIOS version F7 )
Processor: AMD K-7 Athlon XP2200+
Memory: 768 MB DDR (2x133 MHz)
Root Device: Maxtor 6Y160P0, ATA DISK drive, partition /dev/hdg5
Root Size/partition table:
# fdisk -l /dev/hdg
Disk /dev/hdg: 163.9 GB, 163928604672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19929 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdg1 1 608 4883728+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hdg2 609 3040 19535040 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hdg3 3041 5473 19543072+ 83 Linux ( this is not used )
/dev/hdg5 609 3040 19535008+ 83 Linux ( this it root )
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400/KT600 AGP] Host Bridge
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 PCI Bridge
0000:00:0c.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
0000:00:0c.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
0000:00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20276 (MBFastTrak133 Lite) (rev 01)
0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus
Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio
Controller (rev 50)
0000:00:13.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
0000:00:14.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 46)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R200 QL [Radeon 8500 LE]
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1106:3189
0000:00:01.0 0604: 1106:b168
0000:00:0c.0 0400: 109e:036e (rev 11)
0000:00:0c.1 0480: 109e:0878 (rev 11)
0000:00:0f.0 0104: 105a:5275 (rev 01)
0000:00:10.0 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 80)
0000:00:10.1 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 80)
0000:00:10.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 80)
0000:00:10.3 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 82)
0000:00:11.0 0601: 1106:3177
0000:00:11.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06)
0000:00:11.5 0401: 1106:3059 (rev 50)
0000:00:13.0 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
0000:00:14.0 0c00: 1106:3044 (rev 46)
0000:01:00.0 0300: 1002:514c
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
As you see from the fdisk -l output, the installer created an extended
partition that does not cover the entire disk. When added a new partition
( after install and reboot ), I had to add a primary partition ( hdg3 )
as there is no space for logical ones, and fdisk refuses to create a
second extended partition.
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From: Anton Zinoviev <anton@lml.bas.bg>
To: xerces8 <xerces8@butn.net>, 276482-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#276482: installer creates too small extended partition
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Thanks for your installation report and the explanation.
On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 03:33:14PM +0200, xerces8 wrote:
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hdg1 1 608 4883728+ 82 Linux swap
> /dev/hdg2 609 3040 19535040 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
> /dev/hdg3 3041 5473 19543072+ 83 Linux ( this is not used )
> /dev/hdg5 609 3040 19535008+ 83 Linux ( this it root )
>
> As you see from the fdisk -l output, the installer created an extended
> partition that does not cover the entire disk. When added a new partition
> ( after install and reboot ), I had to add a primary partition ( hdg3 )
> as there is no space for logical ones, and fdisk refuses to create a
> second extended partition.
If you want to create a primary partition hdg3 then you have to create
it at the end of the disk. In this way there would be space to resize
hdg2. If you want to create a logical partition in place of hdg3 then
you have to resize hdg2.
Yes, the installer creates the extended partition as small as possible.
This is not a problem because the extended partition can always be
resized provided it doesn't cover some primary partition.
Most partitioning programs can resize the extended partition. For
example cfdisk does this for you whithout your knowledge. Parted also
can resize the extended partition.
Anton Zinoviev
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