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xen-users
Re: [Xen-users] setting-up lvm-based VMs on a non-LVM Lenny setup
Darko Petroviç wrote:
You can still change it if you have enough free
space. Boot a Linux distro from Live CD (Ubuntu
or Knoppix for instance) and start the partition
editor. You will be able to shrink your system
so as to leave room for LVM volumes.
But be careful, in the *general* case, modifying
partitions is usually a destructive thing - ie it
will destroy whatever is in the partition. Unless
the editor explicitly supports resizing a
partition (and the filesystem within it) then
you'll need to do some manual work - it's
something I've done a few times.
Assuming EXT2 or EXT3, you can do it by :
Make sure you have a backup/means of recovery if it goes wrong.
Check (fsck -f) the filesystem (resize2fs will refuse to work unless you do).
Resize (shrink) the filesystem with resize2fs.
Delete the partition.
Re-create the partition making sure that it
starts in the same place and is equal or larger
in size than the filesystem size.
If you didn't make the partition exactly the same
size as the filesystem, resize the filesystem
again to fill the partition.
You now have a smaller partition with the same
files in it - just less free space.
--
Simon Hobson
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360-PS printer (Canon part no RH6-3612, or
possibly RH6-3810, or RH6-3610 might do). I've a
dead HD and need this CD so I can replace the
disk and re-install the printer OS on it. If
anyone knows where I might get hold of one I'd be
grateful - requests to Canon drew a blank, it's
been out of support for years.
Alternatively, if anyone has one of these and
would let me image their hard disk ...
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