Thank you. Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux user 183185 ----- Original Message ----- From: Nikolay V. Kursov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [expert] Moving partitions > > When I first installed linux, for reasons I no longer remember I installed > > Mandrake 7.1 as follows on my 8 GB second HD: > > > > I have a windows extended partition of 5.3 GB. Within and at the end of > > this extended partition (don't ask why) I have a 5.3 GB linuxExt2 main linux > > partition (hdb11). Beyond this extended partition I have my /usr, swap, > > /opt, /home partitions (hdb2, hdb3, hdb4). > > > > I own a full copy of Partition Magic which I used during the install. I > > would like to move the main linux partition "out" of the windows extended > > partition into free space beyond it.. If I moved it using Partition Magic, > > from within NT, will I still be able to boot into linux and will the > > partition move mess up things in linux? > > > > Still learning. > > > > Thanks > > > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Registered Linux user 183185 > > If you want to move root partition you need: > I. make boot diskette: > 1. copy kernel to floppy: cp /boot/vmlinuz /dev/fd0 > 2. set root partition: rdev /dev/hdxx /dev/fd0 > where hdxx - new place of root partition. > II. move partition > III. reboot system from diskette > IV. edit lilo.conf and fstab according to new places of partitions. > V. run lilo > VI. reboot system > > If you would like use Grub you need edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and run > /boot/grub/install.sh > > -- > Regards, > Nikolay V. Kursov > IT,Co. 380(512)500388 > ICQ #57477715 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. >
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