About my partition table?

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SkyWalker

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http//img511.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotdevsdagpartedrr7.png<br />
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Just wondering where did /dev/sda3 and /dev/sda4 go S<br />
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Two more questions...<br />
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[*] Looking at the partitions, is /dev/sda5 primary or logical?<br />
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[*] Is it possible to move windows to /dev/sda5 and then use /dev/sda1 for another OS?<br />
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Thanks.<br />
 
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PirateSmack

New Member
1. Not sure why, but logical partitions inside of an extended partition always seem to start at sda5

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Wait!
I think I know why... because you can only have a maximum of 4 primary partitions. (/dev/sda1 through /dev/sda4) You have to give up 1 primary partition to create an extended one, so that'd be like
primary /dev/sda1
primary /dev/sda2
prmary /dev/sda3
Extended /dev/sda4
-Logical /dev/sda5
-Logical /dev/sda6
So I think it assumes you have 3 primary partitions before the extended partition, then logical partitions? or something.... IDK almost had it... I was so close! dammit argh


2. Logical (it's inside an extended partition)

3. maybe, but you'd have to format it as NTFS first and mess with the bootloader


You should make your partitions more sexy like mine
http//www.vulomedia.com/images/84104Screenshot4.png
 
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