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I have a 3.5T ssd, and I have made a 1.5T partition in it before. Then I want to add another partition. But it always shows there is no free sectors left which I think is pretty weird.
# fdisk /dev/nvme0n1
WARNING: The size of this disk is 3.8 TB (3840000000512 bytes).
DOS partition table format can not be used on drives for volumes
larger than (2199023255040 bytes) for 512-byte sectors. Use parted(1) and GUID
partition table format (GPT).
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.23.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 3840.0 GB, 3840000000512 bytes, 7500000001 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk label type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/nvme0n1p1 1 4294967295 2147483647+ ee GPT
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (1 primary, 0 extended, 3 free)
e extended
Select (default p): e
Partition number (2-4, default 2):
No free sectors available
Command (m for help):
linux fdisk
edited Mar 13 at 4:28
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I have a 3.5T ssd, and I have made a 1.5T partition in it before. Then I want to add another partition. But it always shows there is no free sectors left which I think is pretty weird.
# fdisk /dev/nvme0n1
WARNING: The size of this disk is 3.8 TB (3840000000512 bytes).
DOS partition table format can not be used on drives for volumes
larger than (2199023255040 bytes) for 512-byte sectors. Use parted(1) and GUID
partition table format (GPT).
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.23.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 3840.0 GB, 3840000000512 bytes, 7500000001 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk label type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/nvme0n1p1 1 4294967295 2147483647+ ee GPT
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (1 primary, 0 extended, 3 free)
e extended
Select (default p): e
Partition number (2-4, default 2):
No free sectors available
Command (m for help):
linux fdisk
edited Mar 13 at 4:28
G-Man
13.7k93870
asked Mar 13 at 3:48
Chris YuChris Yu
31
3
Why not heed warning and change from mbr partition table to gpt? ( For which gdisk better than fdisk BTW)
– Rusi
Mar 13 at 5:03
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I have a 3.5T ssd, and I have made a 1.5T partition in it before. Then I want to add another partition. But it always shows there is no free sectors left which I think is pretty weird.
# fdisk /dev/nvme0n1
WARNING: The size of this disk is 3.8 TB (3840000000512 bytes).
DOS partition table format can not be used on drives for volumes
larger than (2199023255040 bytes) for 512-byte sectors. Use parted(1) and GUID
partition table format (GPT).
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.23.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 3840.0 GB, 3840000000512 bytes, 7500000001 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk label type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/nvme0n1p1 1 4294967295 2147483647+ ee GPT
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (1 primary, 0 extended, 3 free)
e extended
Select (default p): e
Partition number (2-4, default 2):
No free sectors available
Command (m for help):
linux fdisk
edited Mar 13 at 4:28
G-Man
13.7k93870
asked Mar 13 at 3:48
Chris YuChris Yu
31
I have a 3.5T ssd, and I have made a 1.5T partition in it before. Then I want to add another partition. But it always shows there is no free sectors left which I think is pretty weird.
# fdisk /dev/nvme0n1
WARNING: The size of this disk is 3.8 TB (3840000000512 bytes).
DOS partition table format can not be used on drives for volumes
larger than (2199023255040 bytes) for 512-byte sectors. Use parted(1) and GUID
partition table format (GPT).
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.23.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 3840.0 GB, 3840000000512 bytes, 7500000001 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk label type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/nvme0n1p1 1 4294967295 2147483647+ ee GPT
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (1 primary, 0 extended, 3 free)
e extended
Select (default p): e
Partition number (2-4, default 2):
No free sectors available
Command (m for help):
linux fdisk
linux fdisk
edited Mar 13 at 4:28
G-Man
13.7k93870
asked Mar 13 at 3:48
Chris YuChris Yu
31
edited Mar 13 at 4:28
G-Man
13.7k93870
asked Mar 13 at 3:48
Chris YuChris Yu
31
edited Mar 13 at 4:28
G-Man
13.7k93870
edited Mar 13 at 4:28
G-Man
13.7k93870
edited Mar 13 at 4:28
G-Man
13.7k93870
13.7k93870
asked Mar 13 at 3:48
Chris YuChris Yu
31
asked Mar 13 at 3:48
Chris YuChris Yu
31
asked Mar 13 at 3:48
Chris YuChris Yu
31
31
3
Why not heed warning and change from mbr partition table to gpt? ( For which gdisk better than fdisk BTW)
– Rusi
Mar 13 at 5:03
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3
Why not heed warning and change from mbr partition table to gpt? ( For which gdisk better than fdisk BTW)
– Rusi
Mar 13 at 5:03
3
3
Why not heed warning and change from mbr partition table to gpt? ( For which gdisk better than fdisk BTW)
– Rusi
Mar 13 at 5:03
Why not heed warning and change from mbr partition table to gpt? ( For which gdisk better than fdisk BTW)
– Rusi
Mar 13 at 5:03
add a comment |
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There are two problems here: your version of fdisk apparently doesn’t support GUID partition tables (GPT), which your disk is using, and your disk is too big for MBR-based partitioning.
The reason you can’t create a new partition is that fdisk is seeing the protective MBR, which is set up on GPT for exactly this scenario: to prevent MBR-based tools from messing things up on a GPT layout. fdisk sees a single partition occupying all the space it can access.
You need to use a GPT-compatible tool such as parted, or gparted if you have a GUI, or gdisk, or a GPT-compatible fdisk.
answered Mar 13 at 5:35
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There are two problems here: your version of fdisk apparently doesn’t support GUID partition tables (GPT), which your disk is using, and your disk is too big for MBR-based partitioning.
The reason you can’t create a new partition is that fdisk is seeing the protective MBR, which is set up on GPT for exactly this scenario: to prevent MBR-based tools from messing things up on a GPT layout. fdisk sees a single partition occupying all the space it can access.
You need to use a GPT-compatible tool such as parted, or gparted if you have a GUI, or gdisk, or a GPT-compatible fdisk.
answered Mar 13 at 5:35
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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There are two problems here: your version of fdisk apparently doesn’t support GUID partition tables (GPT), which your disk is using, and your disk is too big for MBR-based partitioning.
The reason you can’t create a new partition is that fdisk is seeing the protective MBR, which is set up on GPT for exactly this scenario: to prevent MBR-based tools from messing things up on a GPT layout. fdisk sees a single partition occupying all the space it can access.
You need to use a GPT-compatible tool such as parted, or gparted if you have a GUI, or gdisk, or a GPT-compatible fdisk.
answered Mar 13 at 5:35
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
181k25414492
add a comment |
There are two problems here: your version of fdisk apparently doesn’t support GUID partition tables (GPT), which your disk is using, and your disk is too big for MBR-based partitioning.
The reason you can’t create a new partition is that fdisk is seeing the protective MBR, which is set up on GPT for exactly this scenario: to prevent MBR-based tools from messing things up on a GPT layout. fdisk sees a single partition occupying all the space it can access.
You need to use a GPT-compatible tool such as parted, or gparted if you have a GUI, or gdisk, or a GPT-compatible fdisk.
answered Mar 13 at 5:35
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
181k25414492
There are two problems here: your version of fdisk apparently doesn’t support GUID partition tables (GPT), which your disk is using, and your disk is too big for MBR-based partitioning.
The reason you can’t create a new partition is that fdisk is seeing the protective MBR, which is set up on GPT for exactly this scenario: to prevent MBR-based tools from messing things up on a GPT layout. fdisk sees a single partition occupying all the space it can access.
You need to use a GPT-compatible tool such as parted, or gparted if you have a GUI, or gdisk, or a GPT-compatible fdisk.
answered Mar 13 at 5:35
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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answered Mar 13 at 5:35
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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Why not heed warning and change from mbr partition table to gpt? ( For which gdisk better than fdisk BTW)
– Rusi
Mar 13 at 5:03