Re: Bug#325278:

[stappers@stappers.nl (Geert Stappers)]

On Sat, Aug 27, 2005 at 04:57:02PM -0500, Andrew Brobston wrote:
>  On 8/27/05, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote: 
> > 
> > On Sat, Aug 27, 2005 at 07:21:33PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
> > > This information is incorrect. Partition resizing for at least ext2/3,
> > > fat, vfat and ntfs partitions _is_ supported.
> > > Select "manual partitioning"; select the partition you want to resize;
> > > select the line with the current size; enter the new size you want it to
> > > have.
> > 
> > Hmm, I must have missed that, although I never have wanted to resize an
> > ext2/3 partition during the install. I always install on systems with
> > proper partitions made already (or completely blank).

You will love the feature when you make computers dual booting.

> > 
> > Any idea when partition resizing was added?
> > 
> I do know that the installation documentation says that one should be able 
> to resize an existing Windows partition with the installer provided that 
> certain odd problems are not present. It is downright shameful that the 
> WinXP "Disk Management" tool does not allow non-destructive downward 
> resizing of a partition, but such is life.

Nope, that is life according proprietary software



Cheers
Geert Stappers