hda1,hda5,hda6,hda7 but where hda2-4?

Forum: HD Install
Topic: hda1,hda5,hda6,hda7 but where hda2-4?
started by: Sp33dstar

Posted by Sp33dstar on Mar. 04 2006,18:05

hey
i'm using hard disk 80 gb
i have there 4 partitions in fat32.
1st partition is bootable, and contains windows
2nd is empty and i would like to se DSL there
3rd is empty too
and 4th is for windows files, like documents and downloads

whan i'm starting DSL CD, i run cfdisk and see partitions hda1,hda5,hda6,hda7
what about hda2,3 and 4

i believe, i need to install DSL into hda5? which is second partition?
oh and not bootable partitions are logical partitions.

Posted by doobit on Mar. 04 2006,18:10

hda 1-4 are the names automatically given to primary partitions. hda5 and higher are logical partitions. Linux doesn't care if it's primary or logical.

Posted by ana on Mar. 07 2006,20:48

And if you made the partitions using windows, remember that windows always makes 1 primary partition and the rest are logical partitions.

Not so when you make the partitions with linux. You can make up to 4 primary partitions and as many logigal partitions as you like...