-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Steven wrote:
> Hi, why didn't you just create free space and resize your original Linux > swap? > As for the partition table "error", I wouldn't expect disk damage. > HI Steven, My actual swap was /dev/hda5 and my home dir was /dev/hda6. I didn't want to risk my /home partition. /usr/local partiton (/dev/hda7) was 4.2 GB which, at least in Debian, is just too much, so I thought of resizing it. For that I had to shrink it to 2.7GB which gave me a new partition of 1.5GB But my root partition was /dev/hda8. So the new swap partition got numbered /dev/hda9. I got scared that my root could get screwed so I deleted both /dev/hda7 (/usr/local/) and /dev/hda9(the other swap). And voila, now a bigger problem. My root changed to /dev/hda7. parted did warn me about it. Then I went for a cigarette and calmed down. Then I figured out that it wasn't anything bad AFAIK. Just the numbering got jumbled. So I created the partitions again and this time making /usr/local again 2.7GB which got /dev/hda8 and the second swap partition which got /dev/hda9. The only thing I was worried of was wether this order would damage the dist. /root (/dev/hda7) started at 2514 cylinders and ended at 3648 where as /usr/local (/dev/hda8) started at 2159 and ended at 2513. So you can see the reason why I was worried. But I think everything is working okay. I already have done a couple of reboots by now. But just have a little bit of fear in the corner of my heart if this jumbled partition order could damage or shrink the life of my hdd :-) Thanks for replying. rrs - -- Ritesh Raj Sarraf RESEARCHUT -- http://www.researchut.com Gnupg Key ID: 04F130BC "Stealing logic from one person is plagiarism, stealing from many is research". -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCPaOy4Rhi6gTxMLwRAty0AKC1K7eEsOpBKKJhLfmj9wkaq2OrqQCgiptw hbc7dxdMEaOa1wB2CDkfOQ0= =D1jc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
