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On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:32:05 +0200, Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> Firstly I want to shrink the first partition and secondly it is a |
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> plain FAT32 partition not ext-something. I did not find a |
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> "resizefat32" or similiar. |
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You need fatresize, which doesn't appear to be in portage. The approach |
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when reducing a partition's size is to first reduce the size of the |
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filesystem, to slightly less than the final partition size for safety. |
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Then delete and recreate the partition, with the same starting point. |
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Finally resize the filesystem to fill the new partition. |
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> What tools do I need? |
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The easiest way is probably to use GParted, which does all the hard work |
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for you, just tell it the new size of the partition. It will also create |
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the second partition for you, as a bonus. |
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> (beside the way to backup the SDcard, reinitialize it, put 2 |
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> partitions on it and copy back the stuff.) |
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Given that you should backup any important data before resizing any |
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filesystem, this may be the easiest method. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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