From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD5A93ED87 for ; Mon, 1 Jul 2002 15:44:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g61JisV20535 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Mon, 1 Jul 2002 15:44:54 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g61Jiro20531 for ; Mon, 1 Jul 2002 15:44:53 -0400 Received: from nntp.AegisInfoSys.com (nntp.AegisInfoSys.com [206.217.39.229]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g61JZ3917921 for ; Mon, 1 Jul 2002 15:35:03 -0400 Received: (from henry@localhost) by nntp.AegisInfoSys.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) id PAA31360 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Mon, 1 Jul 2002 15:44:47 -0400 Message-ID: <20020701154447.I11947@nntp.AegisInfoSys.com> Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 15:44:47 -0400 From: Henry Yen To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: hard drive usage advice References: <87y9cwf2ki.fsf@Pulsar.resI.insa-lyon.fr> <20020701155109.GA2996@athlon.bliz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93 In-Reply-To: <20020701155109.GA2996@athlon.bliz>; from Christian Schoepplein on Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 05:51:09AM +0200 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 05:51:09AM +0200, Christian Schoepplein wrote: > On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 07:18:53 +0200, Boris DAIX wrote: > > "Travis Roth" writes: > > [...] > > > There wouldn't happen to be any way to repartition without losing > > > stuff, a Partition Magic for Linux? > > Take a look at gnu-parted, maybe your looking for a programm like that: > > http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/parted.html > > I don't know what kind of filesystem parted is able to handle, but I've > successfully resized and moved vfat-Partitions (fat32). actually, Partition Magic handles linux ext2 partitions (see http://www.powerquest.com). i've used partition magic, although it's a bit of an overkill for this longer-term "problem" (also, it doesn't come with a text-mode interface AFAIK). note that you can often just use symbolic links to indefinitely postpone having to repartition. -- Henry Yen Aegis Information Systems, Inc. Senior Systems Programmer Hicksville, New York