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How to merge a Windows HPFS/NTFS partition with a Linux partition in Linux?
I have a large partition left on my hard drive after my previous Vista installation. Now I use Ubuntu and want to utilize the whole disk under one file system. I guess I should...
Started by Alex on
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Some permissions-from-windows
This NTFS....
You "merge" it by copying Linux data onto it.
If you want to share a partition between Windows and Linux, the easiest way is to make it an NTFS partition.
With the ext3 filesystem).
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I've currently got an 80GB RAID0 (yes, I know, that's why I'm changing it...) ext3 linux device that's about 80% free, and I want to change it to a 40GB ext4 partition using one of the previous RAID0 partitions. I've got enough spare space on another ...
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I've never used it but there is a partition imaging program, called partimage which is available to fill the new partition with resize2fs -p /dev/<new_device_name> mount the newly resized grub configuration to make sure it refers to....
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I am a newbie and have just made a mistake installing Linux with a very small partition.
Is there any way to resize the partition without any footprint and overhead?
Started by Timothy Chung on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault):
If you don't mind re-installing the linux OS, I would use the Vista partitioning....
partition is right before your linux partition, which either goes to the end of the disk, or a recovery without fubar'ing the partition/disk.
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How do I determine the block size of an ext3 partition on Linux?
Started by mike on
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Df -h du-h fdisk above 3 command.
: 1024
Replace /dev/sda1 with the partition you want to check.
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In windows, the "My Computer" view shows how much disk space each partition/volume has.
How do I get this information in linux? (linux mint)
Started by hasen j on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
If it is installed it will be under:
System -> Administration -> Partition Editor.
Use gparted.
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I have two Ubuntu linux partitions, and each has its own swap space. Is it possible to make them use the same swap space?
Started by Matthew on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Beware however that if you.
Your /etc/fstab files to list the same partition as swap for both.
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After reading Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server , I just want to give those advices a try, but on my linux test server. What are the required parameters in order to set the partition offset (for fdisk if possible, or any other partitioning...
Started by alexandrul on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault):
Command (m for help): x Expert command (m for help): b Partition number (1-4): 1 New beginning of data (63-62926604, default 63): 6....
In fdisk and change the starting LBA of the partition to a value that is evenly divisible by 8 of fdisk.
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How to extend partition size in linux(ubuntu 9.04) ?
Hi Friends,
I am using Ubuntu 9.04 in vmware for my programming purpose. I previously had 12GB of virtual harddisk, my partition scheme was as follows,
8GB Primarimary Partition ...
Started by Sunny Shah on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
I don't think that you will be able.
Copy over the linux installation (see "cp -a" )
Disconnect the original disk.
Mount it under linux in vmware.
Safest way is to create a new empty drive in VMware .
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I have an extra ext3 primary partition that I wanted to mount for a particular Linux user account. I ran mkdir, mount, chown, and all was good. However, upon reboot I have discovered that the partition is no longer mounted. How can I mount, and keep mounted...
Started by uewbie on
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Edit the your /etc/fstab and add a new line that looks similar to the... .
Here's a good post from the ubuntu forums detailing the fstab file .
You will need to edit your /etc/fstab file to include a line detailing the filesystem, mount point and options .
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How do I change swap partition in Linux? If I currently use /dev/hda3 for swap, and I rather would like to use /dev/hda4, which steps should I go through?
Started by Martin Bøgelund on
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That way you can easily select the amount partition for that anyway)..
A separate file as a swap instead of the whole partition.
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