Shrinking a ext3 partition (/usr)

Radicalm16 · 01-20-2003, 05:18 PM

Using GNU parted I shrank my /usr partition, when I rebooted my computer, RedHat (I was using and still using RedHat 7.3) gave a error message saying something like: error on /dev/hda2, is corrupted or has a wrong size. I installed all my operating system again, but now I want reseize again the partition (only 'cos I want do it successfully

) without error giving.

Which step did I miss?

What have I to do after the GNU parted resizing?

I'll appreciate your help, Thnx.

Radicalm16

abrakadabra · 01-20-2003, 05:52 PM

" Which step did I miss? ".............

Which step did you follow?

Radicalm16 · 01-20-2003, 08:38 PM

1.- run ($ parted /dev/hda -i )

2.- ( parted ) resize 2 50 5510

3.- parted warned me saying: you are attemting to resize a mounted a partition.

4.- I confirmed the operation.

5.- parted performed the resize operation.

6.- After a while it's finihs the operation told me that I shall edit /etc/fstab if was required and reboot my computer befor attemp to do any other operation.

7.- As I didn't move or delete any partition, I didn't edit the fstab table.

8.- reboot my machine...

9.- TRAGEDY.

Radicalm16.

d_daywalker · 01-20-2003, 09:10 PM

Always take note that before you resize your partition (using parted), you need to unmount your partition first.

I suggest that you go to the rescue mode first, and make sure that the partition that you are going to resize isn't mounted.

Cheers...

Radicalm16 · 01-21-2003, 09:56 PM

ok, I used the parted boot disk to made my partition resizing, I resized my /usr partition and reboot my machine, When the linux kernel performed its filesystem verifcation, it told me that there was an error in my /usr partition and I had to enter my root password to recue it. It asked me to use e2fsck to repair the partition damage but when I ran the program, it told me that that operation could damage the partition's filesystem, so...

I messed it Up, and now Im installing again Linux.

Radicalm16