On 2007/09/25 16:36 (GMT+0200) Anders Norrbring apparently typed:
This isn't from the actual box, but it's a similar setup (can't seem to screenshot the current one):
/dev/sdc1 1 19582 157292383+ 83 Linux /dev/sdc2 19583 243132 1795665375 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/sdc5 19583 30027 83891430 83 Linux /dev/sdc6 32638 243132 1690801056 83 Linux
sdc1 is xfs sdc5 and sdc6 are reiserfs
This shows a gap between sdc5 and sdc6. sdc6 would need to be moved down to start where sdc5 stops to be able to "shrink" the extended fully. Shrinking the remainder beyond the end of sdc6 is pointless, but the obstacle you may be facing is that type "f". Type "f" is an abomination created by M$ and enforced by Partition Magic. On an all-Linux system it serves no legitimate purpose. It's probably only there because either Win9x used to be there, or because PM was previously used on that disk. Change the type from "f" to "5" and the tool you're using may stop barfing over what you wish to do. Partition Magic should be able to move sdc6 down to the end of sdc5 and then resize the extended down to the new end of sdc6, but I wouldn't trust it. I'd make multiple backups before trying moving any Linux partition with PM, and particularly with any reiserfs partition I wouldn't even try.
I rigged up a temporary machine with a similar setup, and all operations went on just fine running it in PartEd Magic, so I think I'll give it a try on the "hot" system tomorrow. Anders. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org