Non-destructively resize ext3 on PPC
Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D.
joseph_sacco at comcast.net
Sat Jan 8 11:40:32 MST 2005
Good thought... However, I did not attempt to resize anything. I just
selected one of the disks. Hmmm... Let me play with this a bit...
-Joseph
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On Sat, 2005-01-08 at 13:21, b1smooth at yahoo.com wrote:
> Dr you can't resize a mounted partition...hopefully
> that is the root of the problem...maybe not
>
> --- "Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D."
> <joseph_sacco at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > OK... It's good to know that someone on the list
> > really has used qtpartd
> > tool extensively.
> >
> >
> > BTW, I just pulled down qtpartd-0.44 and built it:
> >
> > global configuration
> > --------------------
> > system : "linux"
> > PREFIX : "/usr"
> > QTPARTED_LDFLAGS : ""
> > QTPARTED_LIBS : ""
> > QTDIR : "/usr/lib/qt-3.3"
> > Qt translation compiler :
> > "/usr/bin/lrelease"
> >
> >
> > supported file systems (0=no, 1=yes)
> > ------------------------------------
> > ReiserFS : 0
> > Ext2fs/ext3fs : 1
> > Windows NTFS: : 0
> > Ibm JFS: : 1
> > Sgi XFS: : 1
> >
> >
> > The build was uneventful. There appear to be some
> > problems with the
> > runtime.
> >
> > * start application in a terminal window
> > - application comes up and finds all disks
> >
> > * select a disk
> > Error: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the
> > partition.
> > A bug has been detected in GNU parted. Please email
> > a bug report to
> > bug-parted at gnu.org containing the version (1.6.6)
> > and the following
> > message:Assertion (!disk->update_mode) at disk.c:322
> > in function
> > ped_disk_destroy() failed.
> >
> >
> > Thoughts???
> >
> > -Joseph
> >
> >
> ============================================================================
> > On Sat, 2005-01-08 at 12:51, b1smooth at yahoo.com
> > wrote:
> > > I've used qtparted extensively on M$ boxes and
> > linux
> > > boxes. Qtparted can resize almost any
> > > filesystem...ntfs...reiser..fat..ext2/3. It's
> > really
> > > what you're in the market for. I actually don't
> > backup
> > > my data(even though it's not wise). I just run the
> > > prog and expand the partitions as needed. I have
> > yet
> > > to have any problems such as data loss in the 60
> > or so
> > > times I've use it.
> > >
> > > B1
> > > --- "Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D."
> > > <joseph_sacco at comcast.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Looks interesting... What are your experiences
> > with
> > > > this tool?
> > > >
> > > > -Joseph
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> ==============================================================
> > > > On Sat, 2005-01-08 at 12:05, b1smooth at yahoo.com
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Use qtparted...gui based and very simple to
> > use.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/screenshots.en.html
> > > > >
> > > > > --- "Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D."
> > > > > <joseph_sacco at comcast.net> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Here's a thought:
> > > > > > * plug in an external drive [USB, firewire]
> > > > > > * use the external drive as a backup
> > > > > > * do whatever you wish to the internal drive
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Joseph
> > > > > >
> > ==============================================
> > > > > > On Sat, 2005-01-08 at 11:08, Cian Duffy
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > Laptop. Can't fit another HDD.....
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cian
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 08:00:05 -0800, Lewis
> > > > Coleman
> > > > > > <Coleman at tscnet.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > I would think the question should "Why
> > > > should
> > > > > > you resize a partition,
> > > > > > > > when you can just buy another hard drive
> > > > (cheap
> > > > > > enough!!)?". I would
> > > > > > > > not want to risk losing some of my files
> > by
> > > > > > resizing a partition (I bet
> > > > > > > > all the software says "Be sure to back
> > up
> > > > all
> > > > > > your files!).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > WAIT!! I know why--Because we are all
> > > > GEEKS!!
> > > > > > (I may not resize, but
> > > > > > > > I do stuff just as dangerous!)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Cowardly Lewis
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Friday, January 7, 2005, at 07:29
> > PM,
> > > > Felix
> > > > > > Jodoin wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> > > > > > > > > Hash: SHA1
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > You can, with tools from Micromat,
> > > > > > SubRosaSoft, and FWB (Although
> > > > > > > > > Partition Toolkit sucked, I bought it
> > and
> > > > it
> > > > > > only worked once). I have
> > > > > > > > > no clue how to use parted.. I kind of
> > wish
> > > > > > fdisk had partition
> > > > > > > > > resizing built in.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > - -Felix
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On 7-Jan-05, at 6:31 PM, Cian Duffy
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >> Sorry, just realised the reason that
> > > > > > /sbin/parted wasn't finding
> > > > > > > > >> anything was I was on OSX. D'oh!
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >> Has anyone sucessfully used this
> > tool? I
> > > > > > presume you can't use it on
> > > > > > > > >> the disk you're running off....
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >> Cian
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >> On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 00:26:39 +0000,
> > Cian
> > > > Duffy
> > > > > > <myob87 at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >>> On Intel, you can non-destructively
> > > > resize
> > > > > > ext3 partitions. I'd like
> > > > > > > > >>> to experiment with (OS that shall
> > rename
> > > > > > unnamed) on my iBook, and
> > > > > > > > >>> due
> > > > > > > > >>> to using my OSX pretty heavily, I'd
> > like
> > > > to
> > > > > > shave a few gigs from my
> > > > > > > > >>> YDL partitions. Are there any tools
> > for
> > > > > > Linux that can be used to do
> > > > > > > > >>> this, non-destructively?
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>> Cian
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>> --
> > > > > > > > >>> ---------------------------
> > > > > > > > >>> "We're busy running out of time"
> > > > > > > > >>> Bernard Sumner, 1993
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>
> >
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