Resize XP partition for more Ubuntu space

[Vram]

On Wed, 2005-09-21 at 15:20 -0500, Charles Malespin wrote:
> > So ...  It could very well be that /dev/sda3 is /boot
> > 
> > Do this go to /boot.
> > 
> > root at Aether:/boot # df .
> > Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
> > /dev/hda1                97826     19793     72814  22% /boot
> > 
> > 
> > do a df .
> > 
> > It will tell you where you are..
> 
> malespin at malespin:~$ cd /boot
> malespin at malespin:/boot$ df .
> Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
> /dev/sda5             65275692  10616296  51343584  18% /
> 
> 
> So this is a good thing right?  Can I now go to qtparted and
> delete /dev/sda3?(gonna wait for confirmation first..)  After that I am
> confused still as what the next step is.
> 
> 


This is a good thing......

As with everything else..  There is risk...  I don't want you to be
upset if this should fail....      Get your mind right...<rumor has it
that the world will end>


Do this..

fdisk /dev/sda


I am scared that when you delete /dev/sda3.  That it will want to
move /dev/sda4 down a #......

If that happens you will still have  /dev/sda5 and /dev/sda6..  That
should not change...


All you can do is delete /dev/sda3  and try to recreate it with the
larger space...

If the numbers move down  then create it as /dev/sda4...

Then format it with the command.


mkfs.ext3  /dev/sd<somenumber>


check man page just to feel better about the format command

man mkfs.ext3 <read as much as you want>

After that you are ready to make entries in /etc/fstab...

I have forgotten.. Why are you doing this????

So I need to run a couple errands..
<I will be gone probably 60 minutes>