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atari1981 : 08/12/02 02:59 PM : Incident created -   I made my "/" partition too small. I would like to enlarge it. I also have a /usr and a /home partition. How can I do that without reinstalling all ? Thankyou very much Andrea Franceschini [email protected]
Linegod_7611 : 08/12/02 06:08 PM : Reply received -   If you are using ext2 or ext3 drives, you can use the 'parted' (urpmi parted). However, resizing partitions can be tricky, and you may corrupt your data. ------ Note: If this answer resolves your problem, please remember to close this incident.
atari1981 : 09/12/02 10:10 PM : More info provided -   I installed the package and I run it. This is my partition table: Minor Start End Type Filesystem Flags 1 0,031 10575,140 primary ntfs boot 2 10575,141 19595,460 extended 5 10575,171 10724,765 logical ext2 6 10724,796 10871,437 logical linux-swap 7 10871,468 15450,257 logical ext2 8 15450,289 18220,781 logical ext2 9 18220,812 19595,460 logical fat32 Number 5 is that I want to enlarge. What should I exactly do now ? I tried the command resize but it said to me that the partition isn't unmounted..... Does it takes the space from another ext2 partition by itself ? thankyou very much Andrea Franceschini [email protected]
Linegod_7611 : 12/12/02 06:01 AM : Reply received -   Boot with the Mandrake CD, hit F1 at the splash screen, and type 'rescue'. Select 'console' from the menu that comes up. This will put you at a console with no partitions mounted. You will then be able to resize. You will have to shrink another partition before you can 'grow' another one. ------ Note: If this answer resolves your problem, please remember to close this incident.
atari1981 : 12/12/02 04:30 PM : Incident closed -

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