root@ubuntu:/# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda2            1913        4865    23719972+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda3             654        1849     9606870   83  Linux
/dev/sda4            1850        1912      506047+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda5            1913        3950    16370203+  83  Linux
/dev/sda6            3951        4081     1052226   83  Linux
/dev/sda7            4082        4212     1052226   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda8            4213        4865     5245191   83  Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order