Re: [newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-15 Thread Douglas Bainbridge
On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 12:15, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 20:53, Douglas Bainbridge wrote: On Wed, 2003-08-13 at 23:22, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 04:12, Tom Brinkman wrote: Partitions can be shrunk. So can heads. Stephen, It was actually

Re: [newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-15 Thread Douglas Bainbridge
On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 12:15, ed tharp wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 06:53, Douglas Bainbridge wrote: On Wed, 2003-08-13 at 23:22, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 04:12, Tom Brinkman wrote: Partitions can be shrunk. So can heads. Stephen, It was actually the

Re: [newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-15 Thread Aron Smith
On Fri, 2003-08-15 at 09:27, Douglas Bainbridge wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 12:15, ed tharp wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 06:53, Douglas Bainbridge wrote: On Wed, 2003-08-13 at 23:22, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 04:12, Tom Brinkman wrote: Partitions can be

Re: [newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-14 Thread Haywiremac
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:12:58 -0500 Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Partitions can be shrunk. The tool would depend on the FS. BUT you'd still need to backup all data, 'cause it's a risky business. Better to delete partitions and re-create them. In Douglas' case this is

[newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-14 Thread Douglas Bainbridge
MD9.1. Two queries: Is it possible to convert ext3 to Reiser FS in place? If not and you had to convert by re-installing the system, would there be any way of transferring or copying an ext3 /home into the new Reiser system ? Can you shrink partitions in place? I'm wondering about creating

Re: [newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-14 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Wednesday August 13 2003 10:35 am, Haywiremac wrote: On 13 Aug 2003 12:27:37 +0100 Douglas Bainbridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Can you shrink partitions in place? actually, I am curious about this myself. I stupidly divided my 60 GB drive into 30/30 for / and /home, but I would now

Re: [newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 04:12, Tom Brinkman wrote: Partitions can be shrunk. So can heads. -- Thu Aug 14 08:20:01 EST 2003 08:20:01 up 10 days, 12:08, 1 user, load average: 1.35, 1.38, 1.45 - |____ |kuhn

Re: [newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-14 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Wednesday August 13 2003 02:56 pm, Haywiremac wrote: On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:12:58 -0500 Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Partitions can be shrunk. The tool would depend on the FS. BUT you'd still need to backup all data, 'cause it's a risky business. Better to delete

Re: [newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 20:53, Douglas Bainbridge wrote: On Wed, 2003-08-13 at 23:22, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 04:12, Tom Brinkman wrote: Partitions can be shrunk. So can heads. Stephen, It was actually the first, rather than the second, I was interested in. But

Re: [newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-14 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 01:35, Haywiremac wrote: On 13 Aug 2003 12:27:37 +0100 Douglas Bainbridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Can you shrink partitions in place? actually, I am curious about this myself. I stupidly divided my 60 GB drive into 30/30 for / and /home, but I would now like

Re: [newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-14 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Wednesday August 13 2003 06:27 am, Douglas Bainbridge wrote: MD9.1. Two queries: Is it possible to convert ext3 to Reiser FS in place? No If not and you had to convert by re-installing the system, would there be any way of transferring or copying an ext3 /home into the new Reiser

Re: [newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-14 Thread ed tharp
On Wed, 2003-08-13 at 18:14, Stephen Kuhn wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 01:35, Haywiremac wrote: On 13 Aug 2003 12:27:37 +0100 Douglas Bainbridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Can you shrink partitions in place? actually, I am curious about this myself. I stupidly divided my 60 GB

Re: [newbie] FS conversion/Partition resizing

2003-08-14 Thread Haywiremac
On 13 Aug 2003 12:27:37 +0100 Douglas Bainbridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Can you shrink partitions in place? actually, I am curious about this myself. I stupidly divided my 60 GB drive into 30/30 for / and /home, but I would now like to shrink the / partition since I need nowhere near 30