Hi, I still have a residual windows partition (shame) though it has remained unused for months (says he in mitigation). Problem is I need to free up some linux disc space quickly. Is it possible to copy eg /var /log //usr/local over to the vfat dos partition and then link them back in from there? Failing that how easy or hard would it be to create a couple or three linux partitions there and move thing's over that way. I don't really have the time for a full re-install (unless I have to - in which case linux can have the whole drive, being a laptop I only have the one) as it took ages to get eg card drivers etc etc up and running (having eventually found them etc etc). Any suggestions most welcome TIA Francesco -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
I still have a residual windows partition (shame) though it has remained unused for months (says he in mitigation). Problem is I need to free up some linux disc space quickly. Is it possible to copy eg /var /log //usr/local over to the vfat dos partition and then link them back in from there? Failing that how easy or hard would it be to create a couple or three linux partitions there and move thing's over that way. I don't really have the time for a full re-install (unless I have to - in which case linux can have the whole drive, being a laptop I only have the one) as it took ages to get eg card drivers etc etc up and running (having eventually found them etc etc).
There shouldn't be any problem with creating directories in the vfat partition and linking to them, other than speed (FAT is dog slow compared to ext2). I seem to remember that only root can get write access to a Windows partition, but that shouldn't be a problem for what you're suggesting, and a little while ago someone on here offered a configuration adjustment which sorted it out. Better yet though, if you're not worried about losing the Windows partition, why not just run fdisk, set it's type to Linux, make a proper (i.e. ext2) filesystem on it, and mount it? -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Hello, Francesco! Don't! Don't just dumbly copy your everything to vfat! Instead, you can create a file on your vfat partition: dd if=/dev/zero of=/your_vfat_dir/linux.dsk bs=1024 count=size_in_kbytes Then install ext2 FS to this file mkfs -t ext2 /your_vfat_dir/linux.dsk (answer Yes, when warned, that it is not device) Then mount this file: mount /your_vfat_dir/linux.dsk /mount_point -o loop (don't forget "-o loop") Then copy safely anything you want, and then you can remount this partition to where you need. It is not necessary to put your files back to "real" ext2, if you do everything correctly. Of course, if I have mistaken in anything in above, or if your Linux will demonstrate the bugs, you have a chance to lose your data. However, I did such things several times, and it was successful. Before copying your files, after doing anything in above, ensure, that you understand, what you have done. Thanks, George. On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Francesco wrote:
Hi,
I still have a residual windows partition (shame) though it has remained unused for months (says he in mitigation). Problem is I need to free up some linux disc space quickly. Is it possible to copy eg /var /log //usr/local over to the vfat dos partition and then link them back in from there? Failing that how easy or hard would it be to create a couple or three linux partitions there and move thing's over that way. I don't really have the time for a full re-install (unless I have to - in which case linux can have the whole drive, being a laptop I only have the one) as it took ages to get eg card drivers etc etc up and running (having eventually found them etc etc).
Any suggestions most welcome
TIA
Francesco
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You are a gentleman and certainly a scholar. Have created a 500 M file and copied (and linked back) /var and /usr/local and (having renamed the originals (for safety)) so far all seems good. Was going to shift /tmp but got warned about 500 special files would not be moved (used kfm -- will do it via command line instead). The issue may seem trivial but am away on hol in a few days and if hte kids cannot play games on my laptop then I am in deep deep etc. Thanks ever so much to you. F On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, you wrote:
Hello, Francesco!
Don't! Don't just dumbly copy your everything to vfat!
Instead, you can create a file on your vfat partition:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/your_vfat_dir/linux.dsk bs=1024 count=size_in_kbytes
Then install ext2 FS to this file
mkfs -t ext2 /your_vfat_dir/linux.dsk (answer Yes, when warned, that it is not device)
Then mount this file:
mount /your_vfat_dir/linux.dsk /mount_point -o loop (don't forget "-o loop")
Then copy safely anything you want, and then you can remount this partition to where you need.
It is not necessary to put your files back to "real" ext2, if you do everything correctly.
Of course, if I have mistaken in anything in above, or if your Linux will demonstrate the bugs, you have a chance to lose your data. However, I did such things several times, and it was successful.
Before copying your files, after doing anything in above, ensure, that you understand, what you have done.
Thanks, George.
On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Francesco wrote:
Hi,
I still have a residual windows partition (shame) though it has remained unused for months (says he in mitigation). Problem is I need to free up some linux disc space quickly. Is it possible to copy eg /var /log //usr/local over to the vfat dos partition and then link them back in from there? Failing that how easy or hard would it be to create a couple or three linux partitions there and move thing's over that way. I don't really have the time for a full re-install (unless I have to - in which case linux can have the whole drive, being a laptop I only have the one) as it took ages to get eg card drivers etc etc up and running (having eventually found them etc etc).
Any suggestions most welcome
TIA
Francesco
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Hello, Francesco! On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Francesco wrote:
You are a gentleman and certainly a scholar.
Eh, what does that mean? I am not a scholar.
Have created a 500 M file and copied (and linked back) /var and /usr/local and (having renamed the originals (for safety)) so far all seems good. Was going to shift /tmp but got warned about 500 special files would not be moved (used kfm -- will do it via command line instead). The issue may seem trivial but am away on hol in a few days and if hte kids cannot play games on my laptop then I am in deep deep etc. Thanks ever so much to you.
/tmp folder contains temporary files of running applications. You'd better reboot with bare shell (no services, no X, no KDE), kill all tmp contents with a command "rm -rf /tmp". (Be sure to type it properly. You can lost all your data, if you run this to different directory.) Then you can fix fstab, or do manual mount of your new tmp. Thanks, George.
On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, you wrote:
Hello, Francesco!
Don't! Don't just dumbly copy your everything to vfat!
Instead, you can create a file on your vfat partition:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/your_vfat_dir/linux.dsk bs=1024 count=size_in_kbytes
Then install ext2 FS to this file
mkfs -t ext2 /your_vfat_dir/linux.dsk (answer Yes, when warned, that it is not device)
Then mount this file:
mount /your_vfat_dir/linux.dsk /mount_point -o loop (don't forget "-o loop")
Then copy safely anything you want, and then you can remount this partition to where you need.
It is not necessary to put your files back to "real" ext2, if you do everything correctly.
Of course, if I have mistaken in anything in above, or if your Linux will demonstrate the bugs, you have a chance to lose your data. However, I did such things several times, and it was successful.
Before copying your files, after doing anything in above, ensure, that you understand, what you have done.
Thanks, George.
On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Francesco wrote:
Hi,
I still have a residual windows partition (shame) though it has remained unused for months (says he in mitigation). Problem is I need to free up some linux disc space quickly. Is it possible to copy eg /var /log //usr/local over to the vfat dos partition and then link them back in from there? Failing that how easy or hard would it be to create a couple or three linux partitions there and move thing's over that way. I don't really have the time for a full re-install (unless I have to - in which case linux can have the whole drive, being a laptop I only have the one) as it took ages to get eg card drivers etc etc up and running (having eventually found them etc etc).
Any suggestions most welcome
TIA
Francesco
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