Hi, how can we view the unused free space in disk. I could view this using the ubuntu instalation media. Now my requirement is to format this unused space from within Linux(mandriva). Thank you
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Ravi shankar Choudhary <[email protected] > wrote: > /dev/sda3 is a extended partition(as per the fdisk -l output), we can > format only logical partitions within it. > > On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 12:06 AM, [email protected] < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 8:04 PM, VIPIN KUMAR <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> 1-mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdax >>> >>> x=1,2,3,4(which drive u want to format) >>> >>> 2-remove the entry of drive from vi /etc/fstab >>> >>> it remove the entry of partition from the os. >>> >>> now my ques is how to mount ntfs parttion in redhat. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Pushparaj Shetty >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> I want to format a unalloated partition in Mandriva linux. >>>> >>>> >>>> [r...@localhost manimeh]# mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda3 >>>> ke2fs 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008) >>>> mkfs.ext3: inode_size (128) * inodes_count (0) too big for a >>>> filesystem with 0 blocks, specify higher inode_ratio (-i) >>>> or lower inode count (-N). >>>> >>>> *Please tell me the exact command* >>>> >>>> The following is the output of fdisk >>>> >>>> >>>> Please tell me the exact command >>>> [r...@localhost manimeh]# /sbin/fdisk -l >>>> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes >>>> 240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 20673 cylinders >>>> Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes >>>> Disk identifier: 0x0cdaffd2 >>>> >>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >>>> /dev/sda3 11783 20673 67215960 5 Extended >>>> /dev/sda5 11783 12865 8187448+ 83 Linux >>>> /dev/sda6 12866 13406 4089928+ 82 Linux swap / >>>> Solaris >>>> /dev/sda7 13407 20673 54938488+ 83 Linux >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Pushparaj Shetty D. >>>> Research Scholar >>>> Dept. of Mathematics >>>> IIT Delhi >>>> Cell# 9212370093 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 4658 >>> >>> -- >>> l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm >>> >> >> mount -t ntfs-3g <partition> <mount point> >> >> >> -- >> >> ...salman ... >> >> >> -- >> l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm >> > > -- > l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- Pushparaj Shetty D. Research Scholar Dept. of Mathematics IIT Delhi Cell# 9212370093 -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
