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Re: Problem with partition size
Hello.
First of all, don't use partition magic for windows, use the DOS version,
it's more stable.
now, if partition magic won't quit in the middle, and there are no lotta
chances that it will happen, it should work fine.
Linux will auto get the change.
i did it about 4 times ago.
now, part magic for dos is autodefragmenting when needed, even on linux
partition.
if it shows an error msg on inodes, IGNORE it, it is not important. now, if
u 've lilo installed, you should update it to the new part. size by typing
"lilo" as a super-user.
that's all !
bye, and lotta success, allow.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Alexander Daniel <jalexd@escape.com>
To: linux-il@linux.org.il <linux-il@linux.org.il>
Date: יום ראשון 23 מאי 1999 19:13
Subject: Problem with partition size
>While upgrading from RedHat 5.1 to RedHat 6.0 I ran into a problem that now
>my / partition is entirely filled (~70 MB). Because of this I had no room
>to put lilo on that partition and have to boot into Linux with a floppy.
>
>My question is:
>
>I have Partition Magic 4.0 which I just upgraded to 4.01 with a patch.
>Supposedly this version is capable of moving and resizing Linux partitions.
> If I were to resize the / partition using Partition Magic (in Windows 95),
>would this resizing automatically be recognized by Linux, or would I have
>to do something in Linux to have it recognized? I assume it is the latter,
>so what exactly would I have to do? Also, would this process destroy
>information on the / partition? In addition, in Windows, when I resize a
>partition I have to defragment the partition first in order not to lose
>information. I assume the same would be necessary in Linux if a partition
>were to be resized. Is defragmenting possible in Linux?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Jonathan Daniel
>jalexd@escape.com
>
>