I have Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (32-bit) running in VMware Workstation 10.0.3 build-1895310. I have just modified the Virtual Machine Settings, expanding the Hard Disk from 20 GB to 30 GB. So I would like to create a new partition with these extra 10 GB I just added.
When trying to create a new partition using fdisk /dev/sda and n as Command, I have to specify the size of this new partition. And I tried the following values:
Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (2612-3916, default 3916): `10G`
Value out of range.
Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (2612-3916, default 3916): `9G`
Value out of range.
Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (2612-3916, default 3916): `1M`
Value out of range.
When asked what type of partition I would like to create I tried both options, e (extended) and p (primary), but with no luck. Since not even the 1M value ain't working.. there must be something I'm missing or doing wrong.. What needs to be done to make it work?
fdisk /dev/sda returns this:
WARNING: DOS-compatible mode is deprecated. It's strongly recommended to
switch off the mode (command 'c') and change display units to
sectors (command 'u').
Command (m for help): **p**
Disk /dev/sda: 32.2 GB, 32212254720 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3916 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0000fba6
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 64 512000 83 Linux
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 64 2611 20458496 8e Linux LVM
Also, df -h returns:
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/vg_box0-lv_root
18G 4.4G 12G 27% /
tmpfs 503M 76K 503M 1% /dev/shm
/dev/sda1 477M 65M 387M 15% /boot
