SDB:Cannot Resize Partitions Manually

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Version: 9.2

Symptom

When you try to resize a partition by means of the YaST Partitioner, the size of the partition increases excessively (from GB to TB).

Cause

The conversion from megabytes to gigabytes does not work properly.

Solution

If the problem arises during the installation, install the YaST Resizer update. An update is available for the Intel/AMD 32-bit (ix86) and AMD64 (x86_64) architectures.

CD-ROM:

• Download the file resizer_dud.iso and burn it to a CD.
• Boot with the first installation CD or DVD until you reach the stage where you can choose among several installation types.
• Press F6.
• Continue until you are prompted to insert the driver update medium.
• Remove the installation CD or DVD from the drive and insert the driver update CD you created.
• Continue until you are prompted to select the medium containing the driver update.
• Select the appropriate device. For IDE CD-ROM and DVD drives, the device is hdX (the value for X depends on where your drive is attached).
• After confirming the driver update, press Back. Now you will be prompted to insert the installation CD or DVD again.

Floppy disk

Download the file resizer_dud.img and copy it to a floppy disk. For further information on this process, refer to the article SDB:Creating Boot and Modules Floppy Disks

• Boot with the first installation CD or DVD until you reach the stage where you can choose among several installation types.
• Press F6.
• Continue until you are prompted to insert the driver update medium. After doing it, confirm with OK.
• Continue until you are prompted to select the medium containing the driver update.
• Select the appropriate device (fd0 for the first floppy drive, fd1 for the second one, etc.).
• After confirming the driver update, press Back to resume the installation.

Other media (USB floppy, USB stick, hard disk)

• Download the file resizer_dud.tar.bz2 and unpack it on the medium.
• Boot with the first installation CD or DVD until you reach the stage where you can choose among several installation types.
• Press F6.
• Continue until you are prompted to insert the driver update medium. After inserting it, confirm with OK.
• Continue until you are prompted to select the medium containing the driver update.
• Select the appropriate device. A SCSI emulation is used for most USB media, i.e. sdX1 (the value for X depends on where your drive is attached).
• After confirming the driver update, press Back to resume the installation.

Important:

Once the installation is completed, use the online update tool YOU to install the latest updates.

For further information on driver updates see:

Update Media HOWTO