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Resize ReiserFS Root Partiton Help!
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| XxVeganEaterxX 2004-03-15, 5:35 pm |
| I was wondering if anyone had any input into how I could non-destructively
resize my root ReiserFS / partition from 10GB down to 3GB.
I've seen tutorials on how to use the 'resize_reiserfs' util from
progsreiserfs (from namesys' site), but these don't get into the details of
resizing a mounted partition.
If there is a way to create a set of bootdisks that will allow me to work
with Resiser, could someone please give me a shout?
Thanks,
David
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| Paul Colquhoun 2004-03-16, 6:35 am |
| On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:36:06 GMT, XxVeganEaterxX <djubinville.at.rogers.dot.com@spamproof.com> wrote:
| I was wondering if anyone had any input into how I could non-destructively
| resize my root ReiserFS / partition from 10GB down to 3GB.
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| I've seen tutorials on how to use the 'resize_reiserfs' util from
| progsreiserfs (from namesys' site), but these don't get into the details of
| resizing a mounted partition.
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| If there is a way to create a set of bootdisks that will allow me to work
| with Resiser, could someone please give me a shout?
I did this recently.
The steps I followed are:
1) Boot from redhat CD in rescue mode. (mount your partitions)
2) Copy resize_reiserfs from your disk to somewhere in the PATH
3) Unmount your partitions.
4) User resize_reiserfs to resize the filesystem down to less than your target.
Try to get it as small as possible.
5) Use fdisk to redo the partition table. Make sure the partition size
is larger than the filesystem size
6) Use resize_reiserfs again, this time with no size specified, to expand
the filesystem to fill the partition.
I hope this helps.
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Reverend Paul Colquhoun, ULC. http://andor.dropbear.id.au/~paulcol
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| XxVeganEaterxX 2004-03-16, 6:40 pm |
| Thank you for the insight, but what I'm really looking for is a way to do
this with rescue disks that will still allow me to use the ReiserFS Tools.
The mentioned computer was installed via FTP as it does not contain a CDROM.
"Paul Colquhoun" <postmaster@andor.dropbear.id.au> wrote in message
news:slrnc5doch.s3g.postmaster@andor.dropbear.id.au...
> On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:36:06 GMT, XxVeganEaterxX
<djubinville.at.rogers.dot.com@spamproof.com> wrote:
> | I was wondering if anyone had any input into how I could
non-destructively
> | resize my root ReiserFS / partition from 10GB down to 3GB.
> |
> | I've seen tutorials on how to use the 'resize_reiserfs' util from
> | progsreiserfs (from namesys' site), but these don't get into the details
of
> | resizing a mounted partition.
> |
> | If there is a way to create a set of bootdisks that will allow me to
work
> | with Resiser, could someone please give me a shout?
>
>
> I did this recently.
>
> The steps I followed are:
>
> 1) Boot from redhat CD in rescue mode. (mount your partitions)
>
> 2) Copy resize_reiserfs from your disk to somewhere in the PATH
>
> 3) Unmount your partitions.
>
> 4) User resize_reiserfs to resize the filesystem down to less than your
target.
> Try to get it as small as possible.
>
> 5) Use fdisk to redo the partition table. Make sure the partition size
> is larger than the filesystem size
>
> 6) Use resize_reiserfs again, this time with no size specified, to expand
> the filesystem to fill the partition.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
>
> --
> Reverend Paul Colquhoun, ULC. http://andor.dropbear.id.au/~paulcol
> Asking for technical help in newsgroups? Read this first:
> http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#intro
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