Bug 699251

Summary:	RFE: support for resizing extended partitions
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Jirka Daněk <juraad>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	David Lehman <dlehman>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	15	CC:	jonathan, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Description Jirka Daněk 2011-04-24 16:07:44 UTC

Description of problem:
I have a very unfortunate disk setup. I have three primary partitions and an extended partition. After that, there is 200 GB of unasigned space on my hard drive.

In this configuration, I am unable to install Fedora using instalator only, because there is a limit of four primary partition on a HDD with standard layout, the extended partition is full and the installer it doesn't offer me the posibility of extending the extended partion over the free space right next to it to make space there for a new partition. This can be done in few seconds i.e. in gparted. Having done so, I can finally create a partition in the extended one in the instaler.

Additional info:
Screenshoot of the initial disk layout in Gnome Disc Tool is attached

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