Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 8 Apr 1999 23:36:00 +0100 (GMT) | From | Matthew Kirkwood <> | Subject | Re: Moving & Extending Linux partitions. |
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On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Alex Buell wrote:
[..] > As you can see, it's a problem[1] =) It is now apparent to me that the > answer to the problem is an utility that can be booted off a floppy (maybe > contains a Linux kernel & an init that loads the utility). This utility > could then allow the user to do: > > 1) Moving partitions > 2) Resizing partitions
> And that's it. Has anyone got plans to implement such a utility in the > near future?
Yep. Ted T'so did it and it's currently part of Partition Magic 4(?). Apparently the same code is due to be released as resize2fs in a few (6-9, IIRC) months' time.
Matthew.
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