Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 06:12:42 -0600 From: RichardH <richardh@wsonline.net> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>, crispin@crisweb.webcentral.com.au (Crispin Bennett) Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Resizing BSD slices & partitions? Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020831061128.00ae9540@mail.richardh.wsonline.net> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020831060211.00b061b0@mail.richardh.wsonline. net> References: <200208311150.g7VBoku08858@clunix.cl.msu.edu> <1030790609.55584.13.camel@jupiter.mshome.net>
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Also as a side note, you can fight the notebook distributor on the windows license, might save you the cost of the XP lisc. At 06:09 AM 8/31/2002, RichardH wrote: >At 05:50 AM 8/31/2002, Jerry McAllister wrote: >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I installed FreeBSD (4.6.2 stable) on my notebook less than a week ago, >> > and am so impressed I'm already using it more than the Win XP >> > installation I have on the same machine. >> > >> > However, I installed FreeBSD on too small a partition (thinking at the >> > time it was just an experiment). If I have to I'll shrink the Win XP >> > partition, and re-install FreeBSD, but I'd really rather avoid having to >> > compile Gnome2 again! >> > >> > If this was a Linux partition I'd just use Partition Magic to resize -- >> > but I don't know enough about the BSD slicing/partitioning scheme to >> > know if this is possible. Partition Magic does recognise the BSD slice, >> > and offers the option to resize it. >> > >> > Could anyone tell me if 1) It is possible to resize (make larger) the >> > BSD slice without causing FreeBSD to panic, and then if so 2) what >> > happens to the extra space created inside that slice? Can I resize a BSD >> > partition within that, or would I have to make another partition and >> > mount that? 3) If a BSD-partition resize is possible,what utilities are >> > there that can do this? >> >>Partition Magic will work fine to resize the slices. I am guessing that >>you have XP in slice #1. Probably you will first need to shrink the XP >>slice and then create a new slice in the empty space. Then, the easiest >>thing is to just label the new slice and move some of the stuff - maybe >>/usr/ports, /var/spool, /usr/local (however much seems appropriate) in to >>the new partition, rather than trying to move the boot stuff. >> >>If you really want it all one slice, I would recommend shrinking XP and >>insert a new slice and then merging the FreeBSD and new slices and then >>completely reinstalling FreeBSD in the new merged slice - though you >>might get away with merging the FreeBSD and new slices, it doesn't >>like to do things that way. >> >>Now, if FreeBSD is in the first slice and XP is somewhere above it, you >>can grow the FreeBSD slice and just get rid of XP - seems like the >>best method... >> >>////jerry >> > >> > Thanks in advance. >> > >> > Cris Bennett. >> > >> > >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >Since it is a "new" laptop, I recommend dumping XP, as with all Win stuff >it is buggy now and prob will be for at least 2 years or until they >convince ppl to buy the next version. If you are not committed to XP or >win junk, just dump it. If you absolutely must run win stuff then I really >suggest win2k pro, XP is for games,dig vid, etc. It sounds like you do not >"need" win, you're just used to it. I would dump XP and either go dual >boot 2k and FBSD or just full FBSD, I think you'd like full FBSD, plus it >is a blast playing with laps. > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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