Fdisk errors
I have recently created a small (16MB) ext2 partition on the same hard
drive where I have my root Linux partition. Today, I tried to delete it
if with fdisk, since I don't need it anymore, but after I exit the fdisk
with the "w" option, and it is done syncing disks, I get the following
error: "Reread table failed with Error 16: device or resource busy." As
a result, the partition stays there, even after reboot. Also I tried
running partinfo.exe--a DOS utility that prints the partition table
(comes with Partition Magic). It gives me a more interesting error:
"logical drive chain extends toward start of drive. This is
incompatible with DOS fdisk. Linux fdisk is one source of this
problem." How do I go about getting rid of the problem? It is not as
much the space that I need, but now I can't use Partition Magic to
manipulate my DOS partitions, which is very useful. BTW, the partition
is the last logical drive--/dev/hda8. Could this have something to do
with the problem? I appreciate any help you could give me. Please let
me know if there is a better mailing list for this kind of problem.
Thanks,
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Proudly running Debian Linux! Linux vs. Windows is a no-Win
situation....
Igor Grobman igor@vaca.net
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