> You are using LVM; there is no need to do anything drastic. > > Change the partition types of hda1 and hda2 to "Linux LVM". Don't delete > or merge the partitions together, or you will need to alter your > grub.conf file to change partition numbers (not a big job, admittedly). > > Then do: > # pvcreate /dev/hda1 /dev/hda2 > > You will now be able to use "vgextend" to add /dev/hda1 and /dev/hda2 to > your existing logical volume (VolGroup00 by default): > # vgextend VolGroup00 /dev/hda1 /dev/hda2 > > "vgdisplay" should then show that you have additional 30G of free space > in your volume group, which you can add to your existing logical > volume(s), using "lvextend". You can then use resize2fs or ext2online to > change the sizes of the ext2/3 filesystems on the logical volume(s) you > have made bigger, to make use of the extra space. > > Paul. Does it matter that hda1 is marked boot or will it not matter? Thanks, James