On 2015-07-30, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:32:05 +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >> Firstly I want to shrink the first partition and secondly it is a >> plain FAT32 partition not ext-something. I did not find a >> "resizefat32" or similiar. > > You need fatresize, which doesn't appear to be in portage. The approach > when reducing a partition's size is to first reduce the size of the > filesystem, to slightly less than the final partition size for safety. > Then delete and recreate the partition, with the same starting point. > Finally resize the filesystem to fill the new partition. > >> What tools do I need? > > The easiest way is probably to use GParted, which does all the hard work > for you, just tell it the new size of the partition. It will also create > the second partition for you, as a bonus.
I've read good things about Parted Magic: https://partedmagic.com/ AFAICT, it's a friendly front-end to parted (as is GParted), but also includes some extra abilities like cloning partitions and disks for backup purposes. >> (beside the way to backup the SDcard, reinitialize it, put 2 >> partitions on it and copy back the stuff.) > > Given that you should backup any important data before resizing any > filesystem, this may be the easiest method. I've had resize operations go pear-shaped on me. I haven't seen it often, but I wouldn't attempt a resize without a backup copy of the partition involved. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Did YOU find a at DIGITAL WATCH in YOUR box gmail.com of VELVEETA?
