debian:~# fdisk /dev/sdg The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 637940. There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, and could in certain setups cause problems with: 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO) 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK) Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sdg: 5247.2 GB, 5247242076160 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 637940 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdg1 1 103242 829285722+ 83 Linux Command (m for help): n Command action e extended p primary partition (1-4) p Partition number (1-4): 2 No free sectors available Command (m for help):