Hi List;
I'd like to increase the size of some of my linux partitions. I
remember reading some cautions about changing linux partitions, but I
didn't understand them at the time (even more of a newbie then!), and I
can't find them now.
I'm dual booting OS/2 and linux using OS/2 Boot Manager. Lilo is in the
linux /. Here's what I have;
hda2 /
hda3 C: OS/2 hpfs
hda4 OS/2 Boot Manager
hda5 D: OS/2 hpfs
hda6 /home
hda7 /opt
hda8 /usr
hda9 linux swap
Free Space - 5 Gig.
I also have an empty 1.6 gig spare drive.
I don't have to disturb the OS/2 or linux / partitions. All my changes
will be in hda6 and up.
Since I have a lot of space, can I just boot floppy and, one by one,
create new linux partitions at the end of the drive, mkfs them, and
transfer (cp or tar) each linux partition out until I have the
arrangement I want?
My OS/2 stuff is backed up, but I can't back my linux stuff to tape. (I
tried installing ftape (both tar.gz and rpm versions)but ran into
problems. So I need a method which is pretty safe. Can I use the 1.6
gig (hdb) to back up my linux stuff as insurance?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Tom (about a 9 out of 10 on the newbie scale)
