From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ali Lown Subject: Unable to perform online resize Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:15:55 +0100 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 To: linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org Return-path: List-ID: I am using btrfs-progs latest git head in gentoo, along with a 2.6.37 k= ernel. I am unable to resize the filesystem online (or offline - though that doesn't seem to be an option). with brtfs: -----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------- alipc-gentoo% sudo btrfs filesystem resize +20g ~/.wine/drive_c Resize '/home/ali/.wine/drive_c' of '+20g' ERROR: unable to resize '/home/ali/.wine/drive_c' -----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------- with btrfs-ctl: -----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------- alipc-gentoo% sudo btrfsctl -r +20g ~/.wine/drive_c ioctl:: File too large -----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------- fdisk -l of the the drive that partiion is on (sda9 =3D ~/.wine/drive_c= ): -----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------- Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors Units =3D sectors of 1 * 512 =3D 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000e3826 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Device Boot =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Start =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0= =C2=A0 End =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Blocks =C2=A0 Id =C2=A0System /dev/sda1 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A063 =C2=A01953= 520064 =C2=A0 976760001 =C2=A0 =C2=A05 =C2=A0Extended /dev/sda5 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A01009797705 =C2=A01953520064 =C2=A0 471861= 180 =C2=A0 83 =C2=A0Linux /dev/sda6 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 642391218 =C2=A01009797704 =C2=A0 183703= 243+ =C2=A083 =C2=A0Linux /dev/sda7 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 189 =C2=A0 =C2=A041= 945714 =C2=A0 =C2=A020972763 =C2=A0 =C2=A07 =C2=A0HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda8 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A041945778 =C2=A0 104856254 =C2=A0 =C2= =A031455238+ =C2=A083 =C2=A0Linux /dev/sda9 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 104856318 =C2=A0 209712509 =C2=A0 =C2=A0= 52428096 =C2=A0 83 =C2=A0Linux /dev/sda10 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0386250858 =C2=A0 468166229 =C2=A0 =C2=A0= 40957686 =C2=A0 83 =C2=A0Linux Partition table entries are not in disk order -----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------- =46or help in comprehending this, here is an image from gparted: http://img833.imageshack.us/i/gpartedd.png/ Apart from the hideous numbering and arrangement - I used gparted, and made it up gradually, as and when I needed partitions. In short for sda9, it is a logical partition inside an extended partion (sda1), and has approximately 85GB of unpartioned space (inside the extended partition) following it, into which I would like to resize it. Thanks. -Ali -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-btrfs" = in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html