Enabling Unpartitioned Space

[d34n]

This is what my partitions look like.

 

Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

 

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/hda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux

/dev/hda2 14 1288 10241437+ 8e Linux LVM

 

I understand how they work as I set up my partitions manually and made the mistake of making them very small as i thought i could set up the rest of the partitions when i was installing windows.

 

I also tried using LVM to resize my partitions but I couldnt fully understand how to use it, looked at the tutorial on this website for LVMs. From what I read it looked like since I only partitioned 10Gb and the 90 was left unpartitioned, I cant resize my partitions to more than 10Gb. I believe I tried making it larger but it wont allow me. I may be wrong though as I'm not really sure on how to use LVM, so if I am and I still can resize hda2 any information will help.

 

Thank you again!

[d34n]

I have installed QTParted and it shows me 3 partitions. hda1, hda2 and hda-1 (the unpartioned space).

 

I think I know what to do, but before I go ahead I'll ask a few questions so I dont mess up my system. :P

 

Im pretty sure all I have to do is create a partition on the un-partitioned space, but ....

 

When creating do I just create a primary partition or an extended partition?

If primary. do I create as ext2 or linux-swap?

Will this immediatelly show up on my desktop or is there any further things I have to do?

Also, do I still have to enter single user mode with qtparted?

[anyweb]

if you want another OS on it make it primary, otherwise make it extended.

 

if you want to store data on it choose ext2,

 

cheers

anyweb

[d34n]

Thanks for all the help anyweb.

 

I've now partitioned the space and it shows it as hda3. How do i access it? I went into LVM and clicked Initialise Entity and nothing happened. Do I have to mount it or...??? :P

[d34n]

I've figured it all out. Thanks alot for the help anyway. I used the LVM tutorial and LVM managment itself to set up the drive. Just need to change the permissions now.