Enabling the CentOS repositories and updating the util-linux package fixed this. Russ On 3/29/2010 9:24 PM, Ruslan Sivak wrote: > I'm working with XenServer 5.5u2, which is basically CentOS 5. I'm > having trouble creating a partition. I should still have free space in > the extended partition, but it won't let me create any more logical > partitions. > > Is there anything I'm doing wrong or is this a bug in fdisk? > > Command (m for help): p > > Disk /dev/sda: 1999.8 GB, 1999844147200 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243133 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 * 1 499 4008186 83 Linux > /dev/sda2 500 998 4008217+ 83 Linux > /dev/sda3 999 243133 1944949387+ 5 Extended > /dev/sda5 999 108959 867196701 83 Linux > /dev/sda6 108960 216920 867196701 83 Linux > > Command (m for help): n > Command action > l logical (5 or over) > p primary partition (1-4) > l > No free sectors available