How to make partitions. Gparted doesn't work.

[Lothar]

Hi,

 

When I format my hard drive and I want to make partitions, just / for the system and Swap partition, Gparted only allows me to make one, saying I only can make one primary partition, so I make one for / (in this step extended and logical options are disabled)

Then I want to use the free space for swap and all options are disabled, not even logical or extended partition options.

and from the beginning I only can chose logical partition because extended is disabled.

 

So it looks Gparted only allows me to use the entire disk as logical partition.

If I use another app in windows to make those partitions then in linux Gparted says there is one error and it can't read the hard disk table partitions.

 

Any help to make those two partitions?

 

thanks

[Tido]

Hi Lothar,

 

Since the invention of GUID Partition Table (GPT) you no longer need extended and logical partitions 

 

So I would delete the current PT and create a new /fresh Partition Table GPT. I guess here you find all the tools you need.

I have at least 3 partitions, /root /swap and for data.