<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> <IMG height=19 alt="" src="http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w3/ltr/emoticons/smile_shades.gif" width=19>Nils, I'm not sure I understand - did it partially boot but want you to manually fsck the root partition? NO onlly the Kubuntu plash screen showed once then back to dos scipting and Yes manually > PS I have clonned the corrupt new k from my old k(lucky I done a copy) > but this time using paragon drive copy 8 while in my xp pro as not even > sure when I conned a backup thru ghost3 it worked?????? The clonned copy thru Paragon drive copy 8 worked as I booted from the clone and it booted up, so now I will try the gparted on the ubuntu live cd and let you know what happens OK?????? ray > From: kassube@gmx.net > To: kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: re re-partition Kubuntu 3-partitions on 40gb > Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:55:14 +0100 > > Ray Burke wrote: > > I cant remember but I think on the 29gb /home I had used about 8gb > > and on the 7gb /root used 7gb > > OK, so it isn't a space problem. > > > it didnt even complete any of the two steps, was still runing > > resize 29gb down to 20gband > > And it is not a problem of automounting partitions. > > > " After assuring that the /swap partition > > is unmounted" I didnt understand that meant swapoff??????? > > sorry. > > Right, the text isn't perfect because a swap partition isn't mounted. > > > I also reboot to see what the disc's were saying but could not even > > boot into the new partition k as error monunting as saying to fsck the > > disk????? > > I'm not sure I understand - did it partially boot but want you to manually > fsck the root partition? > > > PS I have clonned the corrupt new k from my old k(lucky I done a copy) > > but this time using paragon drive copy 8 while in my xp pro as not even > > sure when I conned a backup thru ghost3 it worked?????? > > Now that you have restored from the backup you could try the same > operation again. It would be interesting to save the error details if > there is again the same error. OTOH, I suppose you don't want to wait > another 3 hours. > > > Nils > > -- > kubuntu-users mailing list > kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users <hr />Find your ideal job with SEEK <a href='http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Eseek%2Ecom%2Eau%2F%3Ftracking%3Dsk%3Atl%3Ask%3Anine%3A0%3Ahottag%3Achange&_t=757263783&_r=SEEK_tagline&_m=EXT' target='_new'>Time for change?</a></body> </html>