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Date:	Fri, 15 Feb 2002 17:58:14 PST7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: partition sizing

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In <0GRL00J2OR7JC6@mta5.snfc21.pbi.net>, on 02/15/02
at 05:38 PM, sshapiro@ucsd.edu (Sandy Shapiro) said:

>Is there a way to make a partition smaller in eComStation without losing
>data?

Yes, use PM v5 as you would normally. Use ptedit or dfsee to change the
extended partition type back to 05 if PM changes it to 0F.

>But if I do that in eComStation, the computer will no longer boot. I have
>to use LVM to delete the volume containing that partition and then create
>a new volume for the smaller partition. When I delete the volume, I lose
>my data.

PM does not preserve the LVM data. That's why you can't boot.

As long as you only have compatibility volumes, just recreate them. Don't
delete the volume, hide it from OS/2. This will get rid of the drive
letter, but leave the data as is. Then go through the procedure to create
a volume using and existing partition. When you save and exit, the LVM
data will be rewritten and you should be able to boot.

Steven

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