> * enlarge the partition, then enlarge the ext4 fs How exactly can I "enlarge the partition"? What steps? What tools?
02.05.2013, 03:54, "Dmitrijs Ledkovs" <dmitrij.led...@ubuntu.com>: > On 30 April 2013 23:34, DimanNe <dima...@ya.ru> wrote: > >> Is there any technique to resize gpt ext4 partition? >> >> The only one I found is something like this: >> >> 1 Run parted on your device: parted /dev/sdX >> 2 Change display unit to sectors: unit s >> 3 Print current partition table and note the start sector for your >> partition: p >> 4 Delete your partition (won't delete the data or filesystem): rm <number> >> 5 Recreate the partition with the starting sector from above: mkpart >> primary <start> <end> >> 6 Exit parted: quit >> >> Is it really exclusive way to accomplish it? > > All resizing is done in essentially the same way: > * when shrinking, inside one first > * when enlarging, outside one first > > So for a simple gpt partition with ext4 do one of the following: > * shrink ext4 fs with resizefs, then shrink the partition > * enlarge the partition, then enlarge the ext4 fs > > parted is one of many tools to do the job, but make sure you don't end > up with fs beyond the block-device/partition end. > > Regards, > > Dmitrijs. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
