> Feel free to file a wishlist bug report against ntfsresize for making an
> udeb.
>
> Anton Zinoviev
OK, I've opened a new bug against linux-ntfs: 265617
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=265617
Thanks everyone for the info as I learn "the Debian way" (of development) :)
Dustin
On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 03:05:15PM -0700, Dustin Harriman wrote:
>
> So "ntfstools" (the command
> line programs) and "libntfs5" (the library) seem much more
> realistic/quicker routes to get NTFS resizing into d-i.
Ok.
> I also see that d-i includes many .deb files that are not in .udeb format.
I'm just kind of thinking out loud here, in case anyone else is
entertaining the idea of using "ntfsresize" for shrinking NTFS partitions
in d-i.
IMHO, growing NTFS partitions is not very important, it's the shrinking of
them. That's the scenrio all the Windows refugees are in, they want more
fre
On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 10:59:01PM -0700, Dustin Harriman wrote:
>
> Then apparently cfdisk can delete and recreate the partition around the
> smaller NTFS data, but I don't know the args.
Me too.
Anton Zinoviev
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On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 03:05:15PM -0700, Dustin Harriman wrote:
> >
> > No. However I think there are some efforts to add to parted support to
> > resize ntfs by external library (as this is done with reiserfs).
>
> It seems quite unlikely that ntfs resizing will get into GNU parted
> anytime so
>
> No. However I think there are some efforts to add to parted support to
> resize ntfs by external library (as this is done with reiserfs).
It seems quite unlikely that ntfs resizing will get into GNU parted
anytime soon. The GNU parted mailing list shows very little actvity in
this regard ove
On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 09:48:28AM -0700, Dustin Harriman wrote:
>
> Showing this diagram (with better formatting) in the docs (above) would go
> a long way:
partman can create file systems that parted cannot. But you are right
that the installation manual lacks an information about resizing and
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 10:04:41PM -0700, Dustin Harriman wrote:
>>
>> Also, the installation documentation here:
>> http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch06s03.html#id2514217
>> which talks about partitioning never mentions the word "resize".
Showing this diagram (with better formatting
reassign 265194 partman-partitioning
thanks
On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 10:04:41PM -0700, Dustin Harriman wrote:
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> So I was about to give up that it was
> even possible to resize the partition, but in a giddy moment of reckless
> abandon, I hit enter on the line that I assumed merely reported the s
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> reassign 265194 partman-partitioning
Bug#265194: resizing needs to be mentioned more in the partitioning utility
Bug reassigned from package `installation-reports' to `partman-partitioning'.
> thanks
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Paul Harper wrote:
I agree with this. I found the partitioning to be a
bit confusing. Fortunately I did not have a Windoze
partition to wory about and I had backed up my /home.
In contrast, I installed SuSE the other day, intending to trash my
Windows98. However, the installer explicitly offere
I agree with this. I found the partitioning to be a
bit confusing. Fortunately I did not have a Windoze
partition to wory about and I had backed up my /home.
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> Package: installation-reports
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> Debian-installer-version: 06-Aug-2004 23:18
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Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 06-Aug-2004 23:18
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/rc1/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
uname -a: Linux 2.4.26-1-386 (plus other stuff)
Date: Aug 11, 2004, 9pm
Method: Booted from CD
Machine: Toshiba Sattellite 1130
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