On Monday 04 April 2005 18:50, Felix Miata wrote:
What needs to be done is open to interpretation, but one possibility relates to your /dev/hda4, or /dev/hda5 if that is really what your FAT32 data partition is. If it is a primary, it must be converted into a logical, changing it from hda4 to hd>4. Several partitioning tools can do this. Once it is a logical, then it needs to be shrunk to free up space for new partitions, leaving you an arrangement something like in section 2.5 of the URL you cited above, or alternatively something like that found at http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2005-Mar/3043.html. Once the freespace is available, you just need to create the desired combination of new partitions, then procede with your original plan.
An alternative method, since you have a 2nd disk, is to backup the content of your FAT32 partition to your other disk, delete the partition that data was on, then repartition the freespace left by its deletion.
Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/
Thanks, brother, You are right. The FAT32 partition was on my /dev/hdb. It was for the intended backup of Linux that I DID NOT make. I got really mixed up before and while I wrote my post. So mixed up I think I lost everything of Linux I had. I think it previously was on /dev/hda3 but i am not certain of anything anymore. Here is what now exists: andy@linux:~> su Password: linux:/home/andy # fdisk -l Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 2621 21053151 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hda2 2622 2882 2096482+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda3 2883 5493 20972857+ 83 Linux /dev/hda4 5494 9729 34025670 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 5494 6798 10482381 83 Linux /dev/hda6 6799 9729 23543226 83 Linux Disk /dev/hdb: 80.0 GB, 80000040960 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9726 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdb1 * 1 3917 31458068 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hdb2 3918 7180 26210047+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb3 7181 9726 20450745 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hdb5 7181 7308 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hdb6 7309 9726 19422553+ 83 Linux linux:/home/andy # I reinstalled once again and somehow I got (i think) SuSE Pro 9.2 on /dev/hdb6. I cannot explain how or either the references to *Solaris*. During the reinstall I *thought* the install was to /dev/hda6. In fact, I honestly think it did read that. Is there anyway I can look at /dev/hda3 and see if Linux 9.2 or -more importantly- my data files and email are still there? I'd like to look at /dev/hda2 thru 8 to see what's there. As you might tell (grin, big grin) I am a one month old newbie on Linux. So, If wou would, please explain in basic terminology, step by step. What I just messed up is WHY I tried to partition according to that Novell Coolsolutions article. I hope you or someone can help. Blessings, Andy