On Jan Wed 28 2004 19:27, Julien BLACHE wrote: > "J. Javier Maestro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > /dev/hda1 Apple partition table > > /dev/hda2 Apple bootstrap > > /dev/hda3 Linux swap (1G) > > /dev/hda4 EMPTY (for XFS, 57G) > > /dev/hda5 Linux Native (EXT3, for sarge / ) > > > > so when I grow hda4 it swallows hda5 and I end up with a nice numbered > > system? :) Does the opposite (grow hda5 to swallow hda4) work (if you > > You can only grow an XFS FS, you cannot "move" it, I mean the start of > the partition cannot move. So hda4 remains hda4 (starts at the same > place), it's only bigger.
OK, that is fine (I went with the "good" solution from the begining :) I am up to the point where I just need to mirror the / tree into the XFS partition, reboot and grow it. But first, I want to pinpoint where and why the kernel was failing. I know "why" (I had too many filesystem supports compiled in the kernel) but I (or someone) should find out if it is a BUG or a FEATURE :) Thanks for all the help! Now, I know how to move from EXT3 to XFS your way and EthanŽs way :) Yours is better for up-n-running systems, and EthanŽs for freshly new ones. Mine.. well, it has suffered both processes, so I dunno anymore what it is! Cheers, -- J. Javier Maestro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://rigel.homelinux.com
