can not add a partition [SOLVED]

[Stevan Tiefert]

--- Jerry McAllister <jerrymc at msu.edu> schrieb:

> On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 11:19:39PM +0200, Stevan
> Tiefert wrote:
> 
> > Hello list,
> > 
> > I left a little bit space left in my slice during
> the installation. Now
> > I wanted to use this left space to create a
> gbde-partition.
> > 
> > When I use sysinstall and create in menu "Label" a
> new partition and I
> > hit "W" to write my changes to disk an error
> appears, that label didn't
> > created the partition I wanted.
> > 
> > My question is why can I not add a partition in my
> existing slice? On
> > what should I take care maybe?
> > 
> 
> You are probably booted to that slice.   You cannot
> (properly)
> write to the label of the device you are booted to.
> So, trying booting from the install CD and bring up
> the fixit
> and do it from there.
> 
> ////jerry
> 
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Thanks!

Such a simple thing. That was nowhere documented.
Thanks again!


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