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Skriven 2009-08-19 22:31:00 av MARTIN ATKINS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av WAYNE CHIRNSIDE
Ärende: Re: parted
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-=> WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to MARTIN ATKINS <=-


 WC> I recently stumbled upon parted and was wondering if
 WC> I should risk using it to resize my /dev/hda1

 WC> If I delete hda3 and hda2 - swap, parted will increase the size of hda1
 WC> however how does it work with that incresed space having been
 WC> originally formated to type 82 swap?


 MA> It's perfect for what you want. It will adjust up to the partition you
 MA> wish to keep and not wreck the data in the upper partitions.

 WC> Uh oh, it's the data in the first partition I'm concerned about.
 WC> partition 2 is swap and partition 3 has always been for non-system
 WC> files storage.

Although I haven't used parted for a while, some time back I expanded my
hda1 WinXP partition without any problems with the installed XP. Although
I changed my linux setup I was able to do it without losing any of the 
backed up stuff one accumulates building and destroying linux setups until
they are the way I like them.


 MA> You can fiddle with the lower area before you commit the changes. You
 MA> don't format the hda1, just expand it up to the end boundary of the
 MA> deleted partitions. Fire it up and sniff the breeze.

 WC> This pertains to my inquiry and concerns.

 WC> I'll want to be expanding patition 1 which I don't wish to lose
 WC> data on up *past* the endpoint of partition 2 swap well
 WC> into where partition 3 was until I deleted 2 and 3.

The area of 2 and 3 will be available for you to expand into and also
make a swap. I don't see a problem with the data on hda1. Your setup should 
be fine.


 WC> Reassure me as the only time Linux has ever messed up on
 WC> me was when I was the one at fault.

Take your time with it. You can do as you like with what you have
and if your not sure just don't commit the changes. If panic sets
in you can give it the three finger salute and no harm will be done.

 WC> So you're saying I can delete the top two, not bother with mkfs -t
 WC> ext3, expand partition 1 up to some arbitrary endpoint 1.5 Gig into
 WC> partition 3 then recreate swap and smaller hda3 without a problem?

Parted will decide boundaries so just run it and fiddle. If in doubt shit
out. Don't commit.

 WC> The reason I need the room is I need to install Open Office to
 WC> be compatible with other word processors as I don't currently have
 WC> a printer thus have to use the Win XP machines at the library to print.

 WC> My concern regards your comment above about wanting to keep the data on
 WC> the upper partitions as that's the data that's expendable, hda1 is not.

It's a good plan. Office on hda1 will eliminate any conflicts for the install.

 WC> Anyway you've got to admit if I don't do it right I've trashed
 WC> the system and other than not having Open Office it's just now setup
 WC> exactly as I like.

Well you don't need me to tell you to think of any configuration work you've
done and back up the scripts.

 WC> I couldn't believe OO wasn't on 12.2 slack, it was on the install for
 WC> 10.2 and that was a disk shorter than the three 12.2 came on.

 WC> Koffice in KDE is buggy and doesn't offer the options Open Office does.

I use OOf a lot and recommend it.
  
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