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 1E2cnu-00089x-NK for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 09 Aug 2005 22:42:39 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j79Mes6d002422; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 22:40:54 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 j79MYsr8000085 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 22:34:54 GMT Received: by nproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id l37so2005nfc for ; Tue, 09 Aug 2005 15:35:28 -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=U3sJ/pg1xzlrpL2RcpE1LqhK43aVSwlzJrKplAjArhLj68sVvI6k6+hNc81QBgloBIikR08u99p3fH1cEr0yYNV33SNeh9B/vT3RI3J9F24Odo13krR7Wn+JJNa/drKvFWfc6kbOmBcxL/62AABJdxO0YG0xbnXJycQLBnNuYMw= Received: by 10.48.239.19 with SMTP id m19mr2799nfh; Tue, 09 Aug 2005 15:35:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.48.142.10 with HTTP; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 15:35:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 00:35:28 +0200 From: Fernando Meira To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] how to control portage space usage In-Reply-To: <42F91E3E.4000102@planet.nl> 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_613_30857528.1123626928231" References: <62c482fd.82fd62c4@planet.nl> <42F73860.6090305@seanreiser.com> <42F7AA76.4050308@seanreiser.com> <42F8F520.3060105@seanreiser.com> <42F91E3E.4000102@planet.nl> X-Archives-Salt: 3ab989ff-0ebf-4ed2-af63-568451489e79 X-Archives-Hash: a7c7072d8cdf2575ae26361210a7cc8a ------=_Part_613_30857528.1123626928231 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On 8/9/05, Holly Bostick wrote: >=20 > Fernando Meira schreef: >=20 > > 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 > > - /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 > > between? > > I could rearrange swap and even create /boot, but I wont be able to mov= e > > (at least at the time being) my share partition. > > If I'm right, then what are my choices? >=20 > Honestly, I'm not quite sure why you feel the driving need to merge > anything. >=20 > *You are a Linux user. You can mount partitions wherever you want.* Of course... so obvious and I realize it before... I don't think you can "merge" hda1 and hda4 without setting up LVM, but > there's no reason that you can't boot from a LiveCD, mount the > newly-empty hda1 to /mnt/temp, rsync the contents of /usr (or /var, or > whatever) to that partition, rename the current /var (or /usr, or > whatever) folder to var(usr).tmp, then edit your fstab to mount hda1 to > /var. Ok, so what would be the best way? Since the current partition is quite=20 limited (4.6G), I would need to "move" (mount) there something that worth= =20 the 10G. Mounting /home and pointing $PORTAGE_TMPDIR and $DISTDIR to that= =20 partition would be a good idea? Or split it into 2 (or 3) smaller parts and= =20 mount there /usr and /var (and /home or other)... this now is just to find = a=20 better way to use the available space. Thanks for the help. Fernando. ------=_Part_613_30857528.1123626928231 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On 8/9/05, Holly Bostick <motub@planet.nl> wrote:
Fernando Meira schreef:

> I've been looking for comments about th= is process... and I got a little
> bit scared.
> In my case, i = have (in order):
>  - /dev/hda1 - 9.8G  windows> - /dev/hda2 - EXTENDED
> - /dev/hda5 - 23G   share
> - /dev/hda3 - 512Mb sw= ap
> - /dev/hda4 - 4.6G gentoo
>
> So, am I wrong or is i= t impossible to merge hda1 and hda4 with hda5 in
> between?
> I= could rearrange swap and even create /boot, but I wont be able to move
> (at least at the time being) my share partition.
> If I'm ri= ght, then what are my choices?

Honestly, I'm not quite sure why you = feel the driving need to merge
anything.

*You are a Linux user. Y= ou can mount partitions wherever you want.*

Of course... so obvious and I realize it before...

I don't= think you can "merge" hda1 and hda4 without setting up LVM, but
there's no reason that you can't boot from a LiveCD, mount the
newly= -empty hda1 to /mnt/temp, rsync the contents of /usr (or /var, or
whatev= er) to that partition, rename the current /var (or /usr, or
whatever) fo= lder to var(usr).tmp, then edit your fstab to mount hda1 to
/var.

Ok, so what would be the best way? Since the current partition is quite limited (4.6G), I would need to "move" (mount) there something th= at worth the 10G. Mounting /home and pointing $PORTAGE_TMPDI= R and $DISTDIR to that partition would be a good idea? Or split it into 2 (or 3) smaller parts and mount there /usr and /var (and /home or other)... this now is just to find a better way to use the available space.

Thanks for the help.
Fernando.
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