Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mcnc!taco!lll-winken!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!att!cbnewsk!josie From: josie@cbnewsk.att.com (jack.y.gross) Newsgroups: comp.sys.att Subject: Re: Re-partitiioning of HD in 3B2 Keywords: HD, 3B2 Message-ID: <1991Mar14.212650.852@cbnewsk.att.com> Date: 14 Mar 91 21:26:50 GMT References: <3101@esquire.dpw.com> <562@genco.bungi.com> Distribution: usa Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 42 In article <562@genco.bungi.com> rag@genco.bungi.com (Art Gentry (SysOp)) writes: >In article <3101@esquire.dpw.com> ibarra@DPW.COM (Michael Ibarra) writes: >> >> I have changed my hard drive from a 32 Meg CDC Wren to an 80 Meg CDC >>Wren II. I had a bad core set at the time so I just did a disk to disk copy >>from my 32 Meg to my new boot disk the CDC Wren II. I haave had no problems >>with this set-up, except that the partitions are still for a 32 Meg drive, >>not giving me the full storage available to me. I have the old CDC 32 Meg >>set up as /usr2 and I am going to keep it this way (unless I can hear of a >>better way?). I have the first drive partitioned for / & /usr, I wish to in- >>crease the partitions to reflect that of a CDC Wren II for / & /usr. I would >>rather not have to reload the operating system with a full core restore, as I >>already have alot of info on these and it would be very tedious backing up, thenreloading selective filesystems. > >To repartition a 3b drive, you have no choice but to do a full restore, but >it's not as terrible as it may sound. First make a full backup of your >current drive (I recommend making 2 complete backup sets), then do your >full restore, but all you need to "install" is the essential utilities. >After re-partitioning your disk, then restore your backups to the >appropriate file systems. Make sure you set the flag to overwrite an >existing file or you'll find you still have the default installed >config files instead of your already config'd files (lp, uucp, /unix, etc.) >As to the file system layouts, I would recommend that you put / and /usr >on separate physical discs if possible. You'll find your response time >may be drasticly improved. > >| R. Arthur Gentry -- Gentry & Associates -- Excelsior Springs, MO | >| gentry@genco.bungi.com uunet!daver!genco!gentry 816-637-2443 | >|Computer Consultants specializing in UNIX system admin, mgmt and security| >| I am the boss - so my opinions DO count! | NOT TRUE NOT TRUE. It is possible to repartition with fmthard. I already explained how to the poster. Jack Gross AT&T Bell Laboratories 307 Middletown Lincroft Rd. Lincroft NJ 07738 (201)576-3197