Resize XP partition for more Ubuntu space

[Vram]

On Wed, 2005-09-21 at 10:47 -0500, Charles Malespin wrote:
> > > WHoa Whoa!  Reinstall????  There has to be another option, I didnt even
> > > do anything to my ubuntu partition, why would i need to reinstall?
> > > Perhaps I need to clarify the situation as to what I have done.  I just
> > > cut 50 Gb out of my Windows NTFS partition, and now it is free space.  I
> > > have 4 partitions already and now this free space.  Is there any way
> > > that i can resize my extended partition to include this new free space.
> > > I find it hard to believe that I have to reinstall to do this.  Would
> > > going into windows and doing it with partition magic work?  Would I lose
> > > my data in ubunutu in the process? Plus what is my /dev/sda3 ext3
> > > 102 Mb  partition?  Is that my root? Please help, I was told this should
> > > be so hard to do!
> > > 
> > 
> > Well, I will give my $0.02 worth and how the world looks to me.
> > 
> > IDE allows you to have 4 primary partitions...
> > 
> > One of the partitions can be of the special type extended.
> > And on the extended partition you can create logical drives.
> > 
> > The space on the extended partition must be declared upon creation.
> > Space cannot <to the best of my knowledge> be added after the fact.
> > 
> > I can't answer your question's about root and /dev/sda3 without seeing
> > the output from /etc/fstab
> > 
> > Can you post /etc/fstab?
> > 
> > 
> > Do you have a lot of work put into the current install?
> > A lot of data?
> > 
> > Is this a production machine or a learning machine at home?
> > 
> > 
> > As an alternative you could try resizing with partition magic from
> > Windows. I am not familiar with that program. <But, I don't think it
> > will work> <As usual back up all data, including Windows data, you could
> > lose everything>
> 
> Here is my /etc/fstab
> 
> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> #
> # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
> proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
> /dev/sda5       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0
> 1
> /dev/sda6       none            swap    sw              0       0
> /dev/hda        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
> /dev/hdb        /media/cdrom1   udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
> 
> /dev/sda2       /media/windows  ntfs    umask=0222      0       0
> 
> 
> This is my home/work computer, so I have a good bit of stuff that I Wouldnt want to lose.  Is there 
> some way to backup my /home using a CD burner(thats all I have really)
> and then being able to put that info back on if I reinstall?  I guess if
> reinstalling is the only option I will wait for breezy to come out too,
> but I really would like to avoid that(reinstall that is).  Thanks,
> Charles
> 
> 

Hey


I think you are in luck....


Looking at your fstab...

I don't see /dev/sda3


So delete your current /dev/sda3 and make the large
partition /dev/sda3..


Old table
#####################3


/dev/sda1     Fat16       63 Mb
> > /dev/sda2     Ntfs    20.5 Gb
> > Unallocated               65.5 Gb
> > /dev/sda3     ext3        102 Mb
> > /dev/sda4     extended    67 Gb
> >   /dev/sda5   ext 3       64 Gb
> >   /dev/sda6   swap        2.5 Gb


So the new /dev/sda3 would be 65.5 Gig


All you have is root and swap



Am I missing something??

Can you post

df -h


Vram