problem with partition size

sandy · 10-05-2003, 06:37 PM

When i do df -h on my system it shows

[root@root root]# df -h

Code:

Filesystem            Size          Used           Avail        Use%   Mounted on
/dev/hda2             9.9G           4.6G           4.8G         50%     /
none               110M                 0          110M           0%    /dev/shm

Can anybody help me in finding the remaining 500 MB in my Linux partition. When my used disk space reached 9.4 GB it says 'no space left for writing"

bigjohn · 10-05-2003, 06:40 PM

You're not mixing up the "claimed" capacity with the actual capacity are you? As it might have been sold as a 10 gig drive, whereas due to the way binary figures are worked out, it's actually "nearly" 10 gig's

regards

John

sandy · 10-06-2003, 06:33 PM

OK There seems to be a little confusion about my previous post.. That post was written in a hurry so I couldnot explain the details.
Let me explain my problem

At first the output I had posted was not the complete output. Mine is a 40GB hardrive of which 10 GB is a linux partition and about 25 if FAT32 and the remaining for NTFS..

I just pasted the output where the problem is ..

Actually it *is* a 10GB partition ( 9.9 GB to be exact ) and Linux *was* showing the 9.9 GB as the total available capacity ( i.e the used space and available space totalled 9.9 GB ) for the first few weeks. Suddenly it started showing that the full capacity of my hard-disc in 9.9 GB of which the usable part is only 9.4 GB .. Also it says that 'Disc space full" when the Used space reaches 9.4 GB. Is it a problem with my hard-disc..

quatsch · 10-06-2003, 06:56 PM

if you're using a journalised file system (ext3, reiserfs) the journal will take up room too. Maybe that's the problem?

michaelk · 10-06-2003, 06:58 PM

No problems. When linux formats a file system it reserves 5% for root's exclusive use in case of an emergency. Which in your case is about 500mb.

You can use tune2fs to change this setting but do not set it to zero.

sandy · 10-06-2003, 07:03 PM

Thanx. quatsch & michaelk

A little bit of googling on your posts made it clear.. ( also got the new idea of reserved blocks) .. I was afraid that something had happened to my new hard-disc ..