[ale] GParted & unallocated space

[Lightner, Jeff]

Earlier in the thread the discussion was about a system shipped with all
4 primary partitions in use.   If you want to use extended partitions
you need that 4th partition NOT to be a primary partition for something
else otherwise you can't create the extended partitions from 5 on.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Chris Fowler
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 9:15 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
Subject: Re: [ale] GParted & unallocated space

On Tue, 2010-09-28 at 08:16 -0400, Tom Freeman wrote:
> One idiot's opinion here. Most people don't just blow the "restore" 
> partition away for a combination of reasons: lazy (me!! 8-(), lack of 
> needed tech skills, and the personal knowledge that there is a 95% 
> chance of losing the backup copy of the restore partition within two
> months.
> 
> Of course, I could be really wrong also. 

There is no reason to blow away the restore partition.  It is small,
GRUB can boot it, and it is your backup in case you lose your DVDs.



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