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#221
Expand Debian EXT2 Image File Using Resize

Requires having space for both original and expanded
Assumes image file is /media/mmc2/debian.img.ext2

Reboot

In OS2008 X Terminal:
cp /media/mmc2/debian.img.ext2 /media/mmc2/expand-debian.img.ext2

In Debian chroot:
e2fsck -fp /media/mmc2/expand-debian.img.ext2
resize2fs /media/mmc2/expand-debian.img.ext2 1995M
e2fsck -fp /media/mmc2/expand-debian.img.ext2
exit

Reboot

In OS2008 X Terminal:
mv /media/mmc2/debian.img.ext2 /media/mmc2/old-debian.img.ext2
mv /media/mmc2/expand-debian.img.ext2 /media/mmc2/debian.img.ext2

Test Debian LXDE

Eventually, delete /media/mmc2/old-debian.img.ext2
 

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