Re: resize the partition with /

Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 04:17:42PM -0400, Manu Hack wrote:
>
>> I have a problem with an old desktop running etch. Before it was
>> running XP + etch dual boot. But recently I have deleted the whole XP
>> partition. Now the problem is I started running out of space for the
>> etch. I want to resize the partition so that I can install more
>> programs and stuff like that. The current partition is like
>>
>> hda1 - 5G (before running XP)
>> hda2 - 1G ( etch is living here)
>>
>> So I'd like to resize hda2 but I can't as it said I need to unmount
>> hda2 before resizing. People suggest using a live CD but it's not
>> possible with my old laptop (I didn't even install etch using CD, I
>> can only install etch via goodbyemicrosoft.com). USB boot is also not
>> available.
>>
>>
>
> Have you considered reinstalling onto hda1 without removing hda2?
>

Or mount hda1 at some point on hda2 where you need the extra space. Voila! 5 GB extra space. You could also remove hda1 and recreate several partitions if you want to add space at multiple points in your filesystem.

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Marc Shapiro
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