Resize XP partition for more Ubuntu space

Vram lamsokvr at xprt.net
Wed Sep 21 19:40:28 UTC 2005


On Wed, 2005-09-21 at 14:49 -0400, Quirky wrote:
> Emerzen Wrote: 
> > Hey Charles,
> 
> > 
> 
> > 2.)  Let me try to summarize: you have 1 NTFS partition, and 3 ext
> > partitions, and 1 bit of empty space. 
> 
> 
> 
> As far as I can see, there're only 2 ext partitions? The problem seems
> to be the order, in particular the placement of the logical partition,
> after the hole as it is. Logical partitions have to specify the start
> and end points, and as the start point is AFTER the end of the newly
> created free space, it is a no go. You have:
> 
> 
> 
> Start of disk
> 
> /dev/sda1 Fat16 
> 
> /dev/sda2 Ntfs 20.5 Gb
> 
> Unallocated 65.5 Gb
> 
> /dev/sda3 ext3 102 Mb
> 
> {  /dev/sda4 extended 
> 
> > > /dev/sda5 ext 3 64 Gb
> 
> > > /dev/sda6 swap 2.5 Gb
> 
> } end of extended
> 
> End of disk
> 
> 
> 
> One possible solution would be to alter the extended partition to go
> from the end of the NTFS partition right to the end of the disc,
> recreate the other partitions with this in mind inside the new large
> extended partition. You would have to write down the cylinders that the
> physical partitions are on at the moment, as this is whereyour data
> really sits. It could all end in tears... What you want is something
> that looks like this:
> 
> 
> 
> start of disk
> 
> /dev/sda1 Fat16 
> 
> /dev/sda2 Ntfs 20.5 Gb
> 
> /dev/sda3 extended 234Gb (is this size possible?!!)
> 
> {
> 
> /dev/sda5 (was Unallocated 65.5 Gb - now free to do what you want)
> 
> /dev/sda6 ext3 102 Mb
> 
> /dev/sda7 ext3 64 Gb
> 
> /dev/sda8 swap 2.5 Gb
> 
> } end of extended
> 
> end of disk
> 
> 
> 
> Extended partitions just say where the extension starts and ends, and
> points to the first logical partition. It doesn't actually hold the
> data. Afterwards you would have to update the fstab (and grub) with the
> new partitions. Perhaps someone with more experience than me could tell
> us if this is risky? I plan on doing a similar trick here after
> virtually stopping using Windows. I am in the pre-XP shrinking phase
> now. But I'm worried as I would have to 'delete' the partitions when
> shuffling them about, which is why you need to note the cylinders used.
> The data wouldn't really get deleted, just the parition table, but it's
> still v.scary!
> 


You can only have ONE extended partition...


What you are professing will cause a reinstall..........because he will
have to delete /dev/sda4   and of course once you delete  /dev/sda5 & 6
are gone also...

 


> 
> -- 
> Quirky
> 





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