pDisk Partitioning Question

Einbert yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Tue Mar 23 10:46:02 2004


I used it last week to partition my linux partition I had prepared  a=20
lot of months ago. Everythink worked like a charm :) , no data was lost=20=

on the other partitions I have on the same disk.

Chris


Le 23 mars 04, =E0 17:23, Steve Ward a =E9crit :

> When I first got my 60GB IDE drive I set aside large partition (9GB)=20=

> for a
> linux installation and left it due to a hectic schedule. Now I am=20
> getting
> around to it and I need to know if I can use pdisk to re-partition =
this
> large partition (which has no data on it whatsoever) into several=20
> smaller
> partitions without reformatting. I have read in another newsgroup that=20=

> it is
> possible but I would like to get some feedback from this group before=20=

> I take
> the plunge. I have alot of data in the other partitions and am=20
> concerned
> abhout data integrity and cannot simply reformat due to the amount of=20=

> data.
> If this is possible, some recommendations on how best to use this very=20=

> large
> partition well and/or similar experience stories would be appreciated.
> thx
> Steve