OK, cool. Thanks for the rant. Now, how about a pointer to more information on LVM, like a HOWTO, whether it's installed by default in 7.2/7.3/8.0, where to get it, etc. instead????
John > -----Original Message----- > From: Tibbetts, Ric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: how to resize partition without losing data? > > > John Norris wrote: > > I ran into the sae problem on my pc, I am dual booting XP, > and Linux. I > > used Partition Magic 8.0 and resized the partitions in > windows. Partiton > > Magic also supports vfat.... > > People really need to get on the bandwagon, and get LVM > installed & working. > There's nothing bugs me worse than to see soemone answer a Linux > question with "I have this great Windows utility..". > > LVM folks. Look it up, learn it, use it! IT's the answer to > situations > like this one. > > Once set up, I can do fun things like: > > enlarge a filesystem "on the fly" (no reboots required, no data loss). > Add new filesystems "on the fly". No reboot required. > > And more! > IT's part of Linux now. Stop depending on Windows solutions. LVM has > been with unix for many years. IBM pioneered it a long time > ago. It has > since been adopted by nearly every other vendor under the sun. > > There's no need for the continued dependance on Windows based > solutions. > It's an insult to the Linux community to do so. > > > JMHO-YMMV > > Ric > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> From: Daniel Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: how to resize partition without losing data? > >> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:39:07 -0800 (PST) > >> > >> have used up 98% of my /usr, and need to increase > >> space in /usr. How do I resize it without losing data? > >> > >> > >> __________________________________________________ > >> Do you Yahoo!? > >> Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > >> http://mailplus.yahoo.com > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> redhat-list mailing list > >> unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
