divvy.

Liverpool_fc

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Sep 6, 2001, 3:34:10 PM9/6/01

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hello,
I recently installed sco os5.0.4. I must have missed the part of the install
that partitions the filesystem. now I have one huge / partition.
I tried to use divvy to divide this partition. it appears that I was
successful in creating a /u filesystem. however it does not show up when I
type df or mount
/dev/u. I still see the large / filesystem.

any suggestions?
thank you.

Tony Lawrence

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Sep 6, 2001, 3:38:05 PM9/6/01

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First, you WERE NOT successful in using divvy in that mannner- even though it
appears that you were. What you've done is royally screwed up your root file
system.

Put it back as it was, and then read
http://pcunix.com/SCOFAQ/scotec1.html#rootfssize

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Tony Lawrence

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Sep 6, 2001, 3:42:09 PM9/6/01

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Tony Lawrence wrote:
>
> Liverpool_fc wrote:
> >
> > hello,
> > I recently installed sco os5.0.4. I must have missed the part of the install
> > that partitions the filesystem. now I have one huge / partition.
> > I tried to use divvy to divide this partition. it appears that I was
> > successful in creating a /u filesystem. however it does not show up when I
> > type df or mount
> > /dev/u. I still see the large / filesystem.
>
> First, you WERE NOT successful in using divvy in that mannner- even though it
> appears that you were. What you've done is royally screwed up your root file
> system.
>
> Put it back as it was, and then read
> http://pcunix.com/SCOFAQ/scotec1.html#rootfssize

And BTW, I didn't mean to imply that anything there was going to give you a
method to do this- quite the opposite. *Increasing* the size of a root file
system is possible- decreasing it is a horse of another color entirely on
this OS.

Richard Howlett

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Sep 6, 2001, 3:46:37 PM9/6/01

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Do you have /dev/u and /dev/ru ??
Do you have an entry in /etc/default/filesys for your /u filesystem ??

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Liverpool_fc

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Sep 6, 2001, 4:00:30 PM9/6/01

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hey thanks.
now i gotta go put it back the way it was. i guess i need to reinstall to
get my partitions.

thank you,
kenny.

Richard Howlett

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Sep 6, 2001, 3:59:24 PM9/6/01

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Hang on a minute. You are trying to resize the root filesystem aren't you?
Forget it - you can't do it. You'll have to re-install if you want to add a
/u

Tony Lawrence

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Sep 6, 2001, 4:02:20 PM9/6/01

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You must have missed that he DECREASED his root file system to do this.

He can't do that- first, there's no guarantee that active data blocks are not
in the area he stole from, and secondly the root still thinks it is just as
big as it ever was- which is going to REALLY screw things up sooner or later
if this hasn't already.

Tony Lawrence

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Sep 6, 2001, 4:03:20 PM9/6/01

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Tony Lawrence wrote:
>
> Liverpool_fc wrote:
> >
> > hello,
> > I recently installed sco os5.0.4. I must have missed the part of the install
> > that partitions the filesystem. now I have one huge / partition.
> > I tried to use divvy to divide this partition. it appears that I was
> > successful in creating a /u filesystem. however it does not show up when I
> > type df or mount
> > /dev/u. I still see the large / filesystem.
>
> First, you WERE NOT successful in using divvy in that mannner- even though it
> appears that you were. What you've done is royally screwed up your root file
> system.
>
> Put it back as it was, and then read

BTW, "putting it back" isn't going to fix the damage that could have taken
place- your safest bet at this point is to reinstall.

Richard Howlett

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Sep 6, 2001, 4:11:31 PM9/6/01

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Tony Lawrence wrote:
>
> Richard Howlett wrote:
> >
> > Liverpool_fc wrote:
> > >
> > > hello,
> > > I recently installed sco os5.0.4. I must have missed the part of the install
> > > that partitions the filesystem. now I have one huge / partition.
> > > I tried to use divvy to divide this partition. it appears that I was
> > > successful in creating a /u filesystem. however it does not show up when I
> > > type df or mount
> > > /dev/u. I still see the large / filesystem.
> >
> > Do you have /dev/u and /dev/ru ??
> > Do you have an entry in /etc/default/filesys for your /u filesystem ??
>
> You must have missed that he DECREASED his root file system to do this.
>
> He can't do that- first, there's no guarantee that active data blocks are not
> in the area he stole from, and secondly the root still thinks it is just as
> big as it ever was- which is going to REALLY screw things up sooner or later
> if this hasn't already.

Yes I read his post again after writing and hitting the send button. I
realised I had spouted utter crap and corrected myself! You responded quick
to my post I have to say!

Liverpool_fc

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Sep 7, 2001, 12:07:05 PM9/7/01

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thanks guys i did the reinstall.
phew! everything looks ok.