Ext3 users - Dec 2001 - how to convert ext3 to ext2

Hi,

I am using RH 7.2 Enigma and with ext3 filesystem. Before installing RH 
Linux, I used Partition Magic 7 in Windows to prepare partition ext2 for 
Linux which was then converted to ext3 when installing RH 7.2. Now that 
I want to expand the space for the Linux partition, I find out that PM 7 
does not support and recognize ext3 filesystem. My questions then are:
1. How do I convert ext3 to ext2 safely to be able to use PM 7 and 
expand the size of the Linux partition?
2. Is there any tool in Linux similar to PM in Windows that I can use to 
resize a Linux partition using free spaces in other partitions? I heard 
something called 'parted'? In this case, if I can find that tool it will
be fantastic because I don't have to go back to Windows anymore just to 
do this task.

TIA.

Regards.
Alimin 


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Alimin Bijosono Oei wrote on Sun Dec 30, 2001 um 01:20:55AM:
> I want to expand the space for the Linux partition, I find out that PM 7 
> does not support and recognize ext3 filesystem. My questions then are:
> 1. How do I convert ext3 to ext2 safely to be able to use PM 7 and 
> expand the size of the Linux partition?
tune2fs -O^has_journal
e2fsck
> 2. Is there any tool in Linux similar to PM in Windows that I can use to 
> resize a Linux partition using free spaces in other partitions? I heard 
> something called 'parted'? In this case, if I can find that tool it
will
You can find it in a good up-to-date distribution (ie. Debian Woody). Or
visit ftp.gnu.org/pub/software/parted/. There are also Bootdisks which
you can use to change the rootfs. But care, Windows 9x (and only win-9x)
has sometimes strange problems reading a filesystem modified with parted.

Gruss/Regards,
Eduard.
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Alimin Bijosono Oei wrote:
>
> 1. How do I convert ext3 to ext2 safely to be able to use PM 7 and
> expand the size of the Linux partition?
> 2. Is there any tool in Linux similar to PM in Windows that I can use to
> resize a Linux partition using free spaces in other partitions? I heard
> something called 'parted'?
>
Alimin,

parted is available on the PAUD (parted and utilities disk) available
from:

   <http://www.ibiblio.org/paud/>

It will handle both ext2 and ext3 files, so you won't have to switch
back and forth.

Art