Hi, I have a peculiar partition problem that should be dealt with. My partitions are as follows:
Primary partitions /dev/sda1 Windows TYPE="ntfs" /dev/sda2 Linux boot partition TYPE="ext2" /dev/sda3 Windows TYPE="ntfs" Extended partition /dev/sda4 Logical partitions /dev/sda5 ntfs /dev/sda6 linux swap /dev/sda7 lvm2pv over dm_crypt The encrypted partition /dev/sda7 is aliased as physical volume /dev/mapper/vgroup . The volume groups is partitioned as follows. /dev/mapper/vgroup: TYPE="lvm2pv" /dev/mapper/vgroup-root: TYPE="ext3" /dev/mapper/vgroup-swap: TYPE="swap" /dev/mapper/vgroup-usr: TYPE="jfs" /dev/mapper/vgroup-var: TYPE="reiserfs" /dev/mapper/vgroup-opt: TYPE="xfs" /dev/mapper/vgroup-tmp: TYPE="xfs" /dev/mapper/vgroup-home: TYPE="ext4" when mounting the partitions, swap is mounted from the lvm, /dev/mapper/vgroup-swap. I accidentally had kept a separate swap partition outside the logical volume which is of no use now. It comes around 1.7 GB, ie, 15% more than my RAM. I wanted to merge it with /dev/sda5, the ntfs logical partition inside the extended partition. But normally, if i do so, the encrypted partition /dev/sda7 will be automatically renamed as /dev/sda6. As /dev/sda7 is currently a linux logical volume, this may create a problem with booting my distro: Arch linux that I had build from base (using kdemod4 as DE). So is there a way out to successfully delete /dev/sda6 and merge it with /dev/sda5 without causing trouble to my GNU system? If I specify partitions with its UUID is fstab, can I succeed in doing so? Otherwise, it would take 2-3 days downloading installing and tweaking the system for my use. regards, Sebin -- Understanding is a three-edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
