Help straightening out disk partitions.
I installed a new hard disk and freed up area on the disk used for linux. I
used qtparted to delete a now unneeded vfat32 partition and wanted to enlarge
a remaiing fat32 partition used for storing audio data and then add in the
remaining freed up space several ext3 partitions to move stuff off my
overcrowded primary ext3 partition.
Unfortunately, neither PartionMagic (usually quite cooperative) nor qtparted
nor any of the console utilities can read these partions! The system boots up
to the main partition and the audio is readable. But I cannot change the
partitions.
The only utilitiy that reads this disk partitioning without complaint is
webmin! I could presumably try to use that if I could figure out how and
trusted it enough. The partition I want to enlarge is mounted and attempts to
umount complain it is busy (I could comment it in /etc/fstab).
Here is the testdisk output which cites the error, described differently by
each program but this is it:
Disk /dev/hdb - CHS 65536 16 63 - 32256 MB
1 * Linux 65519 1 1 77599 10 63 12177270
2 E extended LBA 15 15 1 4143 15 63 4161087
3 P Linux Swap 77599 11 1 79639 10 63 2056320
check_FAT: Incorrect number of sides
5 L FAT32 16 0 1 31986 15 63 32226768 [AUDIO]
Space conflict between the following two partitions
2 E extended LBA 15 15 1 4143 15 63 4161087
5 L FAT32
Thanks--Any help greatly appreciated!
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