Re: repartitioning hard drive
On Fri, 6 Dec 1996, David Morris wrote: This is a variation on the theme of moving parts of the directory tree to another hard drive that was on this list a while ago. As I contemplate the move I think it could get very sticky. As I see it this is what might happen... Current Device Boot BeginStart End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 *11 413 416272+ 6 DOS 16-bit =32M /dev/hda2 414 414 799 389088 83 Linux native /dev/hda3 800 800 82526208 82 Linux swap Projected Device Boot BeginStart End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 *11 200 ... 6 DOS 16-bit =32M /dev/hda2 201 201 413 ... 83 Linux native /dev/hda3 414 414 799 389088 83 Linux native /dev/hda4 800 800 82526208 82 Linux swap First, am I correctly understanding what will happen when I fdisk and create the new partition between 201 and 413? Well, I did a little fips and fdisking when I installed 1.1, and based on what I saw, I think it'll be more like: Projected Device Boot BeginStart End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 *11 200 ... 6 DOS 16-bit =32M /dev/hda4 201 201 413 ... 83 Linux native /dev/hda2 414 414 799 389088 83 Linux native /dev/hda3 800 800 82526208 82 Linux swap I think you should have an alternate plan if this is what you get. Of course, I may have done something stupid... Sincerely, Raymond Ingles (810) 377-7735[EMAIL PROTECTED] They said there'd be snow at Christmas; They said there'd be peace on Earth. Halelujah Noel, be it Heaven or Hell; The Christmas we get we deserve. -ELP, I Believe in Father Christmas -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
repartitioning hard drive
This is a variation on the theme of moving parts of the directory tree to another hard drive that was on this list a while ago. I have a 800M hard drive that is currectly split roughly in half between a DOS partition (411M) and a Debian + swap set of petitions. The Debian partition is almost full and the DOS one is half empty (reflecting the amount of time I find myself spending in the respective OS's (and if I could learn (La)TeX I would use DOS even less) then it would be a matter of teaching my daughters). I boot using loadlin from DOS. So what I want to do is take the DOS partition /dev/hda1 and split it in half, creating a new Linux partition (copying and mounting as /home). As I contemplate the move I think it could get very sticky. As I see it this is what might happen... Current Device Boot BeginStart End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 *11 413 416272+ 6 DOS 16-bit =32M /dev/hda2 414 414 799 389088 83 Linux native /dev/hda3 800 800 82526208 82 Linux swap Projected Device Boot BeginStart End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 *11 200 ... 6 DOS 16-bit =32M /dev/hda2 201 201 413 ... 83 Linux native /dev/hda3 414 414 799 389088 83 Linux native /dev/hda4 800 800 82526208 82 Linux swap First, am I correctly understanding what will happen when I fdisk and create the new partition between 201 and 413? If so, then must I unmount the old /dev/hda2 and /dev/hda3, perform the fdisk and then mount them again? And if I do that, do I need to mount a floppy with the kernel on it and possibly other files (umount, mount, fdisk, mkfs maybe?) for the transition? After I get past that part, I think I know what to do (gleaned from previous maessages). Thanks for any help I can get! -- The AtticKeeper: David Morris mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending... -- Unknown --- The Nerdnosh Attic: http://www.netins.net/showcase/nerdnosh The Lectionary Page: http://www.netins.net/showcase/dmorris/ PGP Public Key available via Finger --- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: repartitioning hard drive
Thanks, David, I took the plunge and everything worked like a charm. I thought I'd drop this on the larger debian-user list as well so others in the same boat can benefit. Now I have some more playi... working (yeah, that's what it is) room in my Debian section. On Fri, 06 Dec 1996 20:15:41 MST. David Puryear wove together: [ Hi David, [ [ You wrote: [ [ This is a variation on the theme of moving parts of the directory tree to [ another hard drive that was on this list a while ago. [ [ I have a 800M hard drive that is currectly split roughly in half between a DOS [ partition (411M) and a Debian + swap set of petitions. The Debian partition is [ almost full and the DOS one is half empty (reflecting the amount of time I [ find myself spending in the respective OS's (and if I could learn (La)TeX I [ would use DOS even less) then it would be a matter of teaching my daughters). [ I boot using loadlin from DOS. [ [ So what I want to do is take the DOS partition /dev/hda1 and split it in half, [ creating a new Linux partition (copying and mounting as /home). [my own ramblings snipped] [ First, am I correctly understanding what will happen when I fdisk and create [ the new partition between 201 and 413? [ [ I think new partition will become /dev/hda4(new linux partition) That was indeed the case. The documentation really didn't touch on this point, that I can find.) [another rambling question of mine snipped] [ You might want to use fips to make you dos partition smaller. I have [ used it without problem. But please read ALL the docs. that come with [ it. Also you might want to use cfdisk which is lot easier then [ fdisk. 'fips' worked like a charm as well as cfdisk. It took a while to find 'fips', and I found it in the slackware mirror my isp keeps. I didn't bother looking to see if debian had it in the tools section. if it isn't there I would recommend putting it there. [ BTW. BACKUP! I know you'll hear this but it is true. Anything can go [ wrong so backup. Good advice. Everything worked fine so I didn't need it, but something good to do. -- The AtticKeeper: David Morris mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending... -- Unknown --- The Nerdnosh Attic: http://www.netins.net/showcase/nerdnosh The Lectionary Page: http://www.netins.net/showcase/dmorris/ PGP Public Key available via Finger --- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
