From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E2bMG-0002vs-Kc for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 09 Aug 2005 21:10:01 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j79L84Cw027645; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 21:08:04 GMT Received: from nproxy.gmail.com (nproxy.gmail.com [64.233.182.201]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j79L0QpX001603 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 21:00:27 GMT Received: by nproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id l37so312358nfc for ; Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:00:59 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=W4tiLqr4aoigA7vOWEjf5lSd3RSVhrbLxdankKN+Jq9J+QRK24lWAXIiUN47cDWqcVD7BhU6ESU7rd3qs3AdnIeTlHczs073Adtyvy88M8d227l7DAcPV0obKhbG3xB6/Jia3vKdBs92x8G744Y8Of2rmqCtdQEyMUCaV0JygEQ= Received: by 10.48.239.18 with SMTP id m18mr817nfh; Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:00:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.48.142.10 with HTTP; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 14:00:59 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 23:00:59 +0200 From: Fernando Meira To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] how to control portage space usage In-Reply-To: <42F8F520.3060105@seanreiser.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_465_14026800.1123621259609" References: <62c482fd.82fd62c4@planet.nl> <42F73860.6090305@seanreiser.com> <42F7AA76.4050308@seanreiser.com> <42F8F520.3060105@seanreiser.com> X-Archives-Salt: 4ad7b7bc-07d2-4254-8bdd-36ef113f682e X-Archives-Hash: 12d059d6cad74627b66f0e13560609c8 ------=_Part_465_14026800.1123621259609 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On 8/9/05, Sean Reiser wrote: > > I'll erase my windows partition and merge it with gentoo's one. I'll > > end up with ~15Gb for gentoo... which seems to be fairly acceptable. > > In a future stage, I might convert my "share" partition from FAT32 to > > a linux like. By the way, I use reiserfs on my gentoo's partition. > > Will I have problems to resize it? >=20 > Even though reiserfs lets you do it I wouldn't resize the volume with it > mounted (seems far too risky for my gut). As I mentioned I would do a > backup first (can't stress that enough). Any time I've done this type > of work I have booted from a live CD, backed up (and verified), scrogged > and repartitioned, and then restored. I've been looking for comments about this process... and I got a little bit= =20 scared. In my case, i have (in order): - /dev/hda1 - 9.8G windows - /dev/hda2 - EXTENDED - /dev/hda5 - 23G share - /dev/hda3 - 512Mb swap - /dev/hda4 - 4.6G gentoo So, am I wrong or is it impossible to merge hda1 and hda4 with hda5 in=20 between? I could rearrange swap and even create /boot, but I wont be able to move (a= t=20 least at the time being) my share partition. If I'm right, then what are my choices? Could I: - backup up gentoo's partition (maybe using SysRescueCD:=20 http://www.sysresccd.org/ - format windows partition, create /boot at the beginning of the hd, use th= e=20 rest for gentoo system - use the actual gentoo partition for /home (or would it be better to other= =20 like /usr ??) - restore gentoo system on the 1rst partition and fix boot. Is there any better idea? Maybe after a month or so, I may be able to move my SHARE and arrange this= =20 better... FileSystem Caveat: Although my last name is Reiser, I am not related or > associated with reiserfs (or to Hans himself). Do not believe that I > know more about reiserfs based on the strength of my last name. eheheh.. :)=20 Good Luck. Thanks, I'll need it.=20 Fernando. ------=_Part_465_14026800.1123621259609 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On 8/9/05, Sean Reiser <sean@seanreiser.com> wrote:

> I'll erase m= y windows partition and merge it with gentoo's one. I'll
> end up with ~15Gb for gentoo... which seems to be fairly acceptable.> In a future stage, I might convert my "share" partition fr= om FAT32 to
> a linux like. By the way, I use reiserfs on my gentoo's= partition.
> Will I have problems to resize it?

Even though reiserfs let= s you do it I wouldn't resize the volume with it
mounted (seems far too = risky for my gut).  As I mentioned I would do a
backup first (= can't stress that enough).  Any time I've done this type
of work I have booted from a live CD, backed up (and verified), scrogge= d
and repartitioned, and then restored.

I've been looking for comments about this process... and I got a little bit= scared.
In my case, i have (in order):
 - /dev/hda1 - 9.8G  windows
- /dev/hda2 - EXTENDED
-=20 /dev/hda5 - 23G   share
- /dev/hda3 - 512Mb swap
- /dev/hda4 - 4.6G gentoo

So, am I wrong or is it impossible to merge hda1 and hda4 with hda5 in betw= een?
I could rearrange swap and even create /boot, but I wont be able to move (a= t least at the time being) my share partition.
If I'm right, then what are my choices?

Could I:
 - backup up gentoo's partition (maybe using = SysRescueCD: http:/= /www.sysresccd.org/
 - format windows partition, create /boot at the beginning of the hd, = use the rest for gentoo system
 - use the actual gentoo partition for /home (or would it be better to= other like /usr ??)
 - restore gentoo system on the 1rst partition and fix boot.

Is there any better idea?
Maybe after a month or so, I may be able to move my SHARE and arrange this = better...

= FileSystem Caveat:  Although my last name is Reiser, I am not rel= ated or
associated with reiserfs (or to Hans himself). Do not believe that I
kno= w more about reiserfs based on the strength of my last name.

eheheh.. :)

Good Luck.

Thanks, I'll need it.

Fernando.


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