re-partition

cf25 · Apprentice Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Posts: 158

ok, don't hurt me. i have to set up a new partition on my hard drive so i can install windows on it. i have no choice. can anyone help me out. i'm not even sure where to start.

wickidpisa · n00b Joined: 21 Jul 2002 Posts: 27

Gnu Parted claims it can resize ext2, ext3, and reiser partitions, if you are using xfs I have no idea. I have never used it, so I don't know how well it works.

I will warn you, make a linux boot disk, and make sure it works, before you install windows. Windows will overwrite the bootloader without asking (who would want to boot anything other than windows, right?) so you will want a boot disk so you can fix it.

delta407 · Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 2:53 pm Post subject:

You can use the Gentoo install CD as a boot disk; just re-run Grub once Windows overwrites your MBR.

wickidpisa · n00b Joined: 21 Jul 2002 Posts: 27

Ahhh! Good point delta. That Gentoo CD really is a lifesaver sometimes. I would keep a Gentoo CD around even if I didn't run Gentoo (but why would I ever want to do that).

cf25 · Apprentice Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Posts: 158

well, i can't find anything that will help me resize xfs partition (what i have). does anyone know of anything?

puddpunk · l33t Joined: 20 Jul 2002 Posts: 681 Location: New Zealand

i need to resize an extended partition with 5 logical drives on it.

Is it safe to resize this partition while all the logical drives are still mounted? I've had parted for ages but i've been too chicken to use it, as i cant use the program if the Filesystems are unmounted!!

The reason i need to resize the partition is I dd'd a 13gb drive onto a 20gb drive and i cant make any more partitions. Here is my partition table if it helps: