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Old 04-19-2011
My root is at 100%...Ubuntu 10.10

Hi, this is my situation...my root is all used up. I have Ubuntu 10.10. When I originally installed it I did it as a test station and wasn't thinking about needing it in the future...

Here is my result of df command...

Code:
Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/loop0            16876388  15866444    152652 100% /
none                   4069892       228   4069664   1% /dev
none                   4077152       412   4076740   1% /dev/shm
none                   4077152       100   4077052   1% /var/run
none                   4077152         0   4077152   0% /var/lock
/dev/sda3            975951868  61753540 914198328   7% /host


As you can see my root which is mounted on /dev/loop0 is at 100%.

I have a lot of space on /dev/sda3. Is there any way I can fix this without reinstalling my system?

I have 2 - 1tb drives.../dev/sda1 is Windows 7.../dev/sdb1 is Ubuntu...with a 20GB root loop...

Somehow it looks as if my LVM2 is not being used. It is HPFS/NTFS partition...

Can I grow / at all or extend it over the sda3?

Thanks,

---------- Post updated at 12:21 PM ---------- Previous update was at 12:10 PM ----------

P.S.

Here is:
Code:
root@ubuntu:/# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x77e3ed41

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1           5       40131   de  Dell Utility
/dev/sda2   *           6         101      768000    7  HPFS/NTFS
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda3             101      121602   975951872    7  HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x578b9396

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1               1      121602   976759808    7  HPFS/NTFS


Last edited by pludi; 04-19-2011 at 02:44 PM.. Reason: extra info
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Old 04-21-2011
Check out gparted, I don't think it comes with the base install so you'll probably need to install it.
Needs to be ran under sudo

Once you have it up and running, check this out for a step by step how to.

GPARTED DOCUMENTATION - RESIZING
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