same thing on "Linux 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:32:27 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux"
> parted /dev/sda print Model: ATA SAMSUNG HD502HJ (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 500GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags 1 1049kB 106MB 105MB primary ntfs boot 2 106MB 83.9GB 83.8GB primary ntfs 3 83.9GB 168GB 83.8GB primary 4 168GB 256GB 88.4GB extended 5 168GB 172GB 4095MB logical linux-swap(v1) 6 172GB 172GB 511MB logical ext2 7 172GB 214GB 41.9GB logical btrfs 8 214GB 256GB 41.9GB logical ext4
partition 3 is unused and there's unpartitioned space after partition 8.
same thing on "Linux 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:32:27 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux"
> parted /dev/sda print
Model: ATA SAMSUNG HD502HJ (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 500GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 106MB 105MB primary ntfs boot
2 106MB 83.9GB 83.8GB primary ntfs
3 83.9GB 168GB 83.8GB primary
4 168GB 256GB 88.4GB extended
5 168GB 172GB 4095MB logical linux-swap(v1)
6 172GB 172GB 511MB logical ext2
7 172GB 214GB 41.9GB logical btrfs
8 214GB 256GB 41.9GB logical ext4
partition 3 is unused and there's unpartitioned space after partition 8.