modifyhd --resize and Ubuntu Server 10.10

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arilyn
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Primary OS: Mac OS X Leopard
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Guest OSses: Ubuntu Server 10.10

modifyhd --resize and Ubuntu Server 10.10

Post by arilyn »

I was running into space problems with my original 8gb Ubuntu .vdi, so I decided to resize it.

I ran VBoxManage modifyhd --resize 30720 to bump the max size from 8GB to 30GB, but it doesn't seem like Ubuntu is recognizing the extra space.

running df:
http://cl.ly/3z013N0T3q3b071R0d1W

Thanks in advance.
stefan.becker
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Re: modifyhd --resize and Ubuntu Server 10.10

Post by stefan.becker »

You must resize partitions in the guest os. You have only more free space on the image, but the partitions have the same size as before.
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