Re: Linux Partitioning

["M. Neidorff" <neidorff bellatlantic net>]

At 07:19 AM 07/06/2000 +0200, you wrote:

> Enlarging or reducing the FAT32 is no problem, but when it comes to 
> enlarging the Linux Ext2FS, no luck, even if there is a free partition. 
> All I can do is create another Linux partition from the free space, but I 
> can increase the main Linux partition with all my files on it.

I'm guessing that your partitions look something like this:
+------beginning of drive--------+


windows


----end windows partition/ begin linux partition----

linux

+------end of drive-------------+
Data is (generally) stored at the beginning of a partition, so partitions 
are resized by moving the beginning of a partition.  When you "shrink" 
windows, the drive will now look like this:

+------beginning of drive--------+


windows
----end windows partition----

gap

----begin linux partition----
linux

+------end of drive-------------+
(no flames about the ascii art, please <grin>)
If you MUST have one partition for linux, then you will have to back up 
your linux partition, delete the partition, create a new larger linux 
partition, and restore the data.  As an alternate, why not create a new 
partition in the "gap" area and mount it as a part of your linux file 
system. It will then look and feel like a regular part of your linux system 
(no separate drive letters or anything like that).  The only downside to 
this approach is if you need to make a huge file that will be bigger than 
the new partition.

I would use fdisk to do all of the above.  Just take a deep breath and go 
slowly and carefully.


Mark
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