Re: Resize partition
From: jim lawrence (fedorajim_at_gmail.com)
Date: 04/30/05
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Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 09:23:51 -0400 To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
On 4/29/05, Rick Stevens <rstevens@vitalstream.com> wrote:
> weetat wrote:
> > Hi all ,
> >
> > I am using Fedora core 2 (kernel 2.6.11.7) .
> > I would like to resize the fedora box partition.
> > The partition file system are shown below :
> >
> > I would to delete /dev/sda2 which is window 2000 OS and copy over
> > remaining size to /dev/sda5 .
> > Anybody have any ideas how to do that ?
> >
> >
> > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > /dev/sda1 1 4 32098+ 12 Compaq diagnostics
> > /dev/sda2 * 5 1024 8193150 7 HPFS/NTFS
> > /dev/sda3 1025 1661 5116702+ 83 Linux
> > /dev/sda4 1662 5530 31077742+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
> > /dev/sda5 1662 2298 5116671 83 Linux
> > /dev/sda6 2299 2935 5116671 83 Linux
> > /dev/sda7 2936 3572 5116671 83 Linux
> > /dev/sda8 3573 3699 1020096 83 Linux
> > /dev/sda9 3700 5275 12659188+ 83 Linux
> > /dev/sda10 5276 5402 1020096 83 Linux
> > /dev/sda11 5403 5529 1020096 82 Linux swap
>
> It's very, very dangerous to try to join partitions by deleting one and
> expanding the second to use that space. Since they're adjacent, it
> could be done using parted and resize2fs, but you really, REALLY need to
> back up EVERYTHING before you start futzing around with the partition
> tables. I can almost guarantee you'll mess up at least once. Trust me
> on that.
>
> You'd be better off using lvm to tie the two together, but you still
> need to move the content off sda5 first. I hesitate to offer details
> on how to do this in this forum, but in a nutshell, you'd:
>
> 1. Back up sda5.
> 2. Use "fdisk" to change the partition type of sda2 to 83 (linux).
> 3. Use "pvcreate" to create physical volumes (PVs) on sda2 and sda5
> (this will wipe out the content of both partitions).
> 4. Use "vgcreate" to create a volume group out of sda2 and sda5.
> 5. Use "vgchange -y" to make the volume group visible.
> 6. Use "lvcreate" to create a logical volume (LV) out of the PVs.
> 7. Mount the LV where sda5 originally was.
> 8. Restore the old sda5 contents to the new LV.
>
> You MUST read the man pages on pvcreate, vgcreate, vgchange, lvcreate,
> and LVM in general. It's not difficult, but it is confusing the first
> time you do it.
Not to mention that sd4 is a extendended "Container" of sd3, sd2 & sd1
Suposed those partitions are primary?
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