Re: parted problem

Eric "Shubes" wrote:

> I'm trying to resize (shrink) a primary ext3 partition (root, sans boot)
> using parted. I've tried the FC3 rescue cd (parted v1.6.15) and the
> SystemRescueCD (parted v1.6.11), both with the same result.
>
> When I try parted's resize (or check) command, I get:
> Error: Filesystem has incompatable feature enabled.
>
> I've googled for the error, and found no solution. From what I see in
> the documentation, parted should be able to shrink ext3 partitions as
> long as the starting point is the same, which it is. The fact that the
> check command gives the same error makes me wonder (what?).
>
> Before I (re)start from scratch, does anyone have an idea what might be
> the problem?

I guess answering my own question isn't all bad.

As I RTFM *in detail*, I realized that FC3 had installed logical volumes
(became the default with FC3). Not a problem. According to the
documentation, just use the virtual device name (/dev/md0) instead of
the hardware device name (/dev/hda). The FM has details. Hope I
understand it.

Thanks to anyone who scratched their head.
-- 
-Eric 'shubes'
"There is no such thing as the People;
  it is a collectivist myth.
  There are only individual citizens
  with individual wills
  and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

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