Re: [MLUG] resizing ext3 partitions using gparted

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Mike Miller wrote:
> I am using gparted to move and resize partitions.  There are two HDDs in a
> "software RAID" (RAID 1) kind of setup.  I see /dev/sda and /dev/sdb,
> which are identical and I assume those are the two disks.  So I tried
> first to do the resizing on SDA, then on SDB but I had the same errors for
> both.  It starts out like this:
>
>    calibrate /dev/sdb3  00:00    ( SUCCES )
>
>    path: /dev/sdb3
>    start: 31262490
>    end: 976768064
>    size: 945505575 (450.85 GiB)
>
>
>    calculate new size and position of /dev/sdb3  00:00    ( SUCCES )
>
>    requested start: 72228240
>    requested end: 976768064
>    requested size: 904539825 (431.32 GiB)
>    new start: 72228240
>    new end: 976768064
>    new size: 904539825 (431.32 GiB)
>
> I see that I have "SUCCES" both times which is almost "SUCCESS", so I'm
> feeling pretty good, but this is what I see next:
>
>    check filesystem on /dev/sdb3 for errors and (if possible) fix them
> 00:00 ( ERROR )
>
>    e2fsck -f -y -v /dev/sdb3
>
>    Filesystem mounted or opened exclusively by another program?
>    e2fsck 1.40.2 (12-Jul-2007)
>    e2fsck: Device or resource busy while trying to open /dev/sdb3
>
> I'm wondering if this error is due to the software RAID.  Any ideas?

I don't know if it would be or not, but if it is then you should be able
to boot with a rescueCD and do the reimaging that way.

http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page

That should take the software raid out of the picture.

-- 
Scott Mayo - System Administrator
Bloomfield Schools
PH: 573-568-5669  FA: 573-568-4565

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