Help activating available disk space, please.

[Nat Gross]

On 12/13/05, Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Nat Gross wrote:
> > Hi;
> > When I think of disk partions, I shiverrrrrrrr. BUT, I need to make
> > use of disk space I know I have but need to make this safely. Please
> > adivse.
> > Following, is the result of fdisk -l:
> > =======================
> > Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
> > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
> > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> >
> >    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks        Id       System
> > /dev/hda1   *           1          13         104391        83       Linux
> > /dev/hda2              14        3837    30716280     83    Linux
> > /dev/hda3            9473        9726     2040255     82   Linux swap / Solaris
> > /dev/hda4            3838        9472    45263137+   5  Extended
> > /dev/hda5            3838        8102    34258581    83   Linux
> >
> > Partition table entries are not in disk order
> > ==========================================
> > [First] Does this mean that I have but one drive? (thought I had two.)
>
> The system is recognizing only one drive. Whether you have two
> installed you can tell only by opening up the case.
>
> > Now, based on the following output from df, I *think* that hda4 is
> > available for use.
>
> [snip]
>
> No. As you have already found out.
>
> You could get another volume out of hda4 from 8103 through 9472
> inclusive, for another 5.6 GIG of space. Would another 5.6 GB
> be of much use to you? Perhaps. You also have two cylinders
> unallocted.
In an emergency, 5.6gig will do. But, this is an 80gig drive. My other
partitions are 33gig and 29gig. I should have at least 16gig free
(after allowing for boot and swap), or so I thought. Where is the
other 10 gig?
Thanks,
-nat