I eff'd up and don't know how to fix partition size....

449 · 02-13-2008, 08:10 PM

When I installed Debian I choose to install /system on a separate partition. However, it didn't tell me the partition would be 7GB... So now I'm stuck. Is there anyway to increase the size of this partition? It wouldn't let me when I tried to in Gparted.

http://i30.tinypic.com/28ixr11.png

Is there anyway for me to increase the partition?

Thanks!

snowman81 · 02-13-2008, 08:15 PM

Did it give a reason why it wouldn't let you?

449 · 02-13-2008, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowman81

Did it give a reason why it wouldn't let you?

It shows the maximum size set as the size of the partition.

djeikyb · 02-13-2008, 08:22 PM

I see locks next to each partition in your screen shot. Perhaps you don't have permission to edit such things? Maybe try running gparted as root?

Also, modifying partitions currently in use sounds like a bad idea to me. Try using a livecd (knoppix, dsl, ubuntu, gparted livecd) to resize things.

I'm a linux noob myself, so I could be totally wrong.

449 · 02-13-2008, 08:24 PM

I took the screenshot while I was running Debian.

I tried to partition it using the gpartedlivecd.