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ochre small (reddwarf@octa4.net.au) wrote:
: Hi Regit,
:  I have the same problem on my HDD. (hda1=w95, hda5=ext2, hda6=swap), so its
: not unique to SCSI devices.  I have tried destroying partitions and
: reinstalling using disk druid (RH5.2) and Linux fdisk, but they stubbornly
: remain with a gap (1,5,6).

This is because you are using logical drives in an extended partition.  If
you look at the drive in fdisk, you will find the extended partition is
/dev/hda4.  Those numbers are standard, and will be allotted whatever 
you do, short of ...

If you must have consecutive numbers (why ?), you will need to delete the
logical drives and the extended partition, and create fresh primary
partitions from the free space that leaves.  Mind you, you could then 
wind up with the quite different quirk Regit has found.

: it doesn't seem to affect anything thus far, but it's irritating....

: let me know if you find anything further...

: Thanks
: Dave
: reddwarf@octa4.net.au

: Regit Young wrote in message <369F1B3F.9519EAB@wantree.com.au>...
: >Hi all,
: >
: >Recently when I did a fdisk, I realised that I have wrong entries in the
: >partition table. ie.
: >/dev/sda3 ....
: >/dev/sda4 ....
: >
: >without sda1 and sda2 ??
: >
: >I'm interested to know how to solve this, even more interested to know
: >what cause it. Any suggestions are deeply appreciated.
: >
: >Regards
: >Regit
: >
: >--
: >Regit Young : regit@wantree.com.au



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