Mark Phillips wrote:
> spongebob:~# fdisk -l /dev/hdb
>
> Disk /dev/hdb: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hdb1 1 14593 117218241 85 Linux extended
> spongebob:~#
spongebob? ;^)
You set the Id to "Linux extended" Extended partitions are a "subset"
of a primary partition. This extended one you created does not have
primary parent. Change the type to "83 Linux" and I'll bet it will work.
For reference read this:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/partition-5.html
Alan
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