From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 18 01:48:06 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57A1C1065672 for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:48:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from e.schuele@computer.org) Received: from smtpauth18.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (smtpauth18.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net [64.202.165.31]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2E74A8FC14 for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:48:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from e.schuele@computer.org) Received: (qmail 2849 invoked from network); 18 Nov 2008 01:21:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (96.226.72.228) by smtpauth18.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (64.202.165.31) with ESMTP; 18 Nov 2008 01:21:25 -0000 Message-ID: <49221893.10604@computer.org> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:21:23 -0600 From: Eric Schuele User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20080927) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Albert Shih References: <20081118003948.GA62198@obspm.fr> <20081118004857.GA25808@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20081118004857.GA25808@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.2 OpenPGP: url=http://www.ravenlock.us/keys/pub_schuele.pgp Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig62822BBB635434E29B1CF52D" Cc: Jerry McAllister , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: shrink ntfs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:48:06 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig62822BBB635434E29B1CF52D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 11/17/2008 18:48, Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 01:39:48AM +0100, Albert Shih wrote: >=20 >> Hi all, >> >> Newbie question from a not newbie (well I think ;-) ) >> >> I've install many FreeBSD, but I always use the all disk. >> >> If I've a laptop come with winxp ? How can I shrink the >> WinNT partition ? Can the FreeBSD install CD do that ?=20 >> >> If he can't what's your advice for some software to do that ?=20 >=20 > No, it cannot. There are a couple of utilities that come with FreeBSD > but, at last check, they did not handle NTFS. >=20 > I have successfully used Partition Magic version 7.0 (8.0 is crap)=20 > as long as it is not on a USB drive. It won't handle USB and 8.0 > will not either even though it claims it will. >=20 > I have also successfully used 'gparted' which is downloadable. I can "second" the gparted. I've used it from time to time, and it has worked well. It comes on a downloadable live cd which is handy. > It worked for NTFS and also worked fine with USB disk. There is > yet another one whose name I don't remember now. >=20 > Download gparted and burn a CD to boot and do the work. Or, buy Partiti= on > Magic 7.0 and build the floppies. Don't try using either on a running = > system.. >=20 > ////jerry >=20 >> Regards. >> --=20 >> Albert SHIH >> SIO batiment 15 >> Observatoire de Paris Meudon >> 5 Place Jules Janssen >> 92195 Meudon Cedex >> Heure local/Local time: >> Mar 18 nov 2008 01:35:38 CET >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebs= d.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd= =2Eorg" >=20 >=20 --=20 Regards, Eric --------------enig62822BBB635434E29B1CF52D Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkkiGJQACgkQngSDRM3IXUrvgQCeN9hv2s9q6NRkseGb06Z9vt1i 2tMAoIaWIfrxsymDE4TTgar7XgUM8vvf =IuVZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig62822BBB635434E29B1CF52D--