Resizing only works in place. I'd just create a new filesystem and copy files into it.
Code:
$ mount -o ro /dev/old /mnt/old
$ mkfs.ext3 /dev/new
$ mount /dev/new /mnt/new
$ cd /mnt/old
$ tar -cpf - . | tar -C /mnt/old -xpf -
To get it to boot though, you'll need to install grub on the new drive. This can be done from a linux livecd. Be sure to back up your grub configuration files in case installing grub stomps over them.
Last edited by Corona688; 10-08-2010 at 07:46 PM..
Hi All,
While my LINUX SERVER installed we didnt' used all the space for partitions. with what tool I can create a new partition or mount point to use the free space.
I tried the command fdisk and diskdruid. They are not working.
Thanks in advance
With Best regards,
Varma. (2 Replies)
Have a solaris x86 running solaris 9.
Root disk - logical - mirrored.
I added 2 more disks today - and I have mirrored them using array configuration utility.
I did a reconfiguration boot - and now I can see the logical disk using format:
I then partitioned this the way I wanted (I hope)... (4 Replies)
I have 3 disks to partition in following file system.
c1t1d0 = 72gb
/prod1
/prod2
/prod3
/prod4
/prod5
I am first time using "format" command to do this. How can i name with specified size.
-Adeel (1 Reply)
hi guys,
I've got a strange issue, may be one of you has experienced this.
SunOS 5.10 Generic_118833-33 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V440
everything is mirrored.
My issue is that I have a umpty directory but seems to have data on. Let me show you
# df -h /data
Filesystem size used... (10 Replies)
I want to skip the first cylinder (first 1 MB infact) while I partition my disk using fdisk as it is required that the disk partition to be used (for Oracle RAC Installation) must skip the first 1Mb to avoid overwriting the disk VTOC. The way I am using is:
Command (m for help): n
Command... (2 Replies)
Hi Guys,
when performing a disk partition, can any file system other than root be giving to slice 0 or must slice0 hold only root? I am confused about this.
Any clarification will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Guys (4 Replies)
Hello,
I am a new member of the forum.
I need an idea on how to partition the disk.
My situation is as follows:
I have two 3TB disks ognuno.In 6TB total then, but I have to do to force a RAID 1 so my space will be 3TB. I'll have to force install RedHat 5.8 and liquids is to be taken in... (4 Replies)
Hello All,
I have a Red Hat Linux 5.9 Server installed with one hard disk & 2 Partitions created on it as follows,
/boot - Linux Partition & another is
LVM - One VG & under that 5-6 Logical volumes(var,opt,home etc).
Here my requirement is to take out 1GB of space from LVM ( Any logical... (5 Replies)
Hello,
# lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
sda 8:0 0 38.2G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 500M 0 part /boot
└─sda2 8:2 ... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: centosadmin
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LEARN ABOUT XFREE86
installgrub
installgrub(1M)installgrub(1M)NAME
installgrub - install GRUB in a disk partition or a floppy
SYNOPSIS
/sbin/installgrub [-fm] stage1 stage2 raw-device
The installgrub command is an -only program. GRUB stands for GRand Unified Bootloader.
installgrub installs GRUB stage 1 and stage 2 files on the boot area of a disk partition. If you specify the -m option, installgrub
installs the stage 1 file on the master boot sector of the disk.
The installgrub command accepts the following options:
-f
Suppresses interaction when overwriting the master boot sector.
-m
Installs GRUB stage1 on the master boot sector interactively.
The installgrub command accepts the following operands:
stage1
The name of the GRUB stage 1 file.
stage2
The name of the GRUB stage 2 file.
raw-device
The name of the device onto which GRUB code is to be installed. It must be a character device that is readable and writable. For disk
devices, specify the slice where the GRUB menu file is located. (For Solaris it is the root slice.) For a floppy disk, it is
/dev/rdiskette.
Example 1: Installing GRUB on a Hard Disk Slice
The following command installs GRUB on a system where the root slice is c0d0s0:
example# /sbin/installgrub /boot/grub/stage1
/boot/grub/stage2 /dev/rdsk/c0d0s0
Example 2: Installing GRUB on a Floppy
The following command installs GRUB on a formatted floppy:
example# mount -F pcfs /dev/diskette /mnt
# mkdir -p /mnt/boot/grub
# cp /boot/grub/* /mnt/boot/grub
# umount /mnt
# cd /boot/grub
# /sbin/installgrub stage1 stage2 /dev/rdiskette
/boot/grub
Directory where GRUB files reside.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
boot(1M), fdisk(1M), fmthard(1M), kernel(1M), attributes(5)
Installing GRUB on the master boot sector (-m option) overrides any boot manager currently installed on the machine. The system will always
boot the GRUB in the Solaris partition regardless of which fdisk partition is active.
24 May 2005 installgrub(1M)