My partition table is as follows: Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 382 3068383+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda2 383 896 4128705 83 Linux /dev/hda3 897 4757 31013482+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda4 4758 4823 530145 82 Linux swap /dev/hda5 897 2750 14892223+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 2751 3770 8193118+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda7 3771 4280 4096543+ 83 Linux
hda7 is my root partition. As it is clear from the partiton table there is a free space of 4281 to 4757. (It actually was a partition that i deleted) My problem is that i want to merge this free space into hda7 i.e. my root partition. I tried parted but it gives me following error: Error: Filesystem has incompatible feature enabled
After that I tried fdisk and simply increased the cylinders of hda7 from 4280 to 4757. As expected the partition size(cylinders) was increased but not usable space. my question is that how can I format this partition without losing the data on it as well as able to use it completely.
Please HELP............
Regards, Chirag.