1. If you can resize the fat32 partition successfully, then fdisk won't
cause you to lose data. It will only create a partition in the *unused*
space on a drive.
2. To use a second Linux partition, you mount it on a directory. An example
(not a recommended approach) is
mount /dev/hdb2 /mnt
to mount your new partition (I'm simply guessing it will be partition #2 on
hard disk #2 (=b) atthe mount point /mnt . But /mnt is customarily used only
for occasional mounts, not routine ones. Actually deciding where to mount a
second partition is trickier than simply knowing the command, and without
knowing what's filling up your system, I can't suggest the best strategy. (I
normally use a second partition for /home, but I also use bigger hard disks
than you have so don't have your congestion problems.)
At 05:56 PM 8/2/99 +0200, Muzi wrote:
>i have linux installed on a 500 Megs hard disk, and it's full. as i have
other two hd's in my system
>i think i can resize the fat32 partition of one of them in order to add a
linux partition in the
>free space. my question is: is it possible to do it WITHOUT LOSS OF DATA?
>no problems for the first step (i will use partition magic), but i don't
know if fdisk lets me just
>add a partition without formatting the entire volume or so.
>Next, how can i allow linux to use the new space? how will it be available
in the filesystem?
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