Problems with partitioning for RH workstation 6.3 -x86_64 dvd

[m.roth at 5-cent.us]

Hi, Margaret,

Doll, Margaret Ann wrote:
> I have windows 7 installed on the first half of the system disk.
>
> sad1 vfat
> sda2  ntfs
> sda3  ntfs   476739 MB
> sda4  unknown  486739 MB
>
> I want to install RH 6.3 on the unknown portion of the disk, splitting
> that
> up into /, /tmp, /var, /usr, /usr/local and /research.
>
> I don't seem to be able to partition the sda4 portion.  How do I do this
> using the 6.3 dvd.

All FAT MBRs can handle is four primary partitions. You need to make the
fourth an extended partition, and then you can divvy that up.

     mark