Partition table entries are not in disk order

[BlackMamba]

elliotn@elliotn-G31-M7-TE:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for elliotn:

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xf1f1295a

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 4094 8605695 4300801 5 Extended
/dev/sda2 * 103540736 309622783 103041024 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 309622784 976773119 333575168 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda4 8605696 103540735 47467520 83 Linux
/dev/sda5 4096 8605695 4300800 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Partition table entries are not in disk order
elliotn@elliotn-G31-M7-TE:~$

elliotn@elliotn-G31-M7-TE:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/sda

Command (m for help): m
Command action
a toggle a bootable flag
b edit bsd disklabel
c toggle the dos compatibility flag
d delete a partition
l list known partition types
m print this menu
n add a new partition
o create a new empty DOS partition table
p print the partition table
q quit without saving changes
s create a new empty Sun disklabel
t change a partition's system id
u change display/entry units
v verify the partition table
w write table to disk and exit
x extra functionality (experts only)

Command (m for help):


notice that f for fix is not available

 

[Tinuva]

There is nothing wrong with that partition table. The order of the partitions doesn't have to be in order of the sectors.

Looks fine to me, and there shouldn't be an f option for fix.

Meh, you are probably just trolling.

 

[ginggs]

x extra functionality (experts only)

Command (m for help):


notice that f for fix is not available

f for fix partition order is under x for extra functionality

 

[MyWorld]

Use the code tags when you post output like this. I cannot make out what is terminal output and what is your own input, it makes it very hard to read and respond to your post.

Like for instance:
Partition table entries are not in disk order

Are you saying this or is this output from the fdisk command?

Also, you should Google. The answer will be there. The very first hit:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1252662