VMWare Disk Expansion

Increase Disk Space in VMware

Downloads

 * Gparted ISO       (Gnome Partition Editor)

Instructions
Expand Disk Size
 * Prerequisite VMWare Setup
 * Open up WMWare Player/Workstation.
 * Select SWGEmu DevEnv and click on Play Virtual Machine.
 * [[media:01_play_virtual_machine.png]]
 * As the file loads up for the first time it will ask the following question:
 * This virtual machine might have been moved of copied. In order to configure certain management and network features, VMWare Player needs to know if this virtual machine was moved or copied. If you don't know, answer "I copied it".
 * Select I copied it
 * [[media:02_virtual_machine_copied.png]]
 * The virtual machine will boot up.
 * During boot up press the Esc on your keyboard to enter Boot Menu
 * Select CD-ROM Drive
 * [[media:03_boot_menu.png]]
 * When Gnome Partition Editor loads up, select Gpart Live (Default Settings)
 * [[media:04_gparted_live.png]]
 * The menu, Package Configuration, will pop up. Leave setting at Don't touch keymap. Tab to OK and press Enter on keyboard.
 * [[media:05_pack_config.png]]
 * Keymap menu will pop up. Just leave default settings and pres Enter on keyboard.
 * [[media:06_pack_config.png]]
 * [[media:07_pack_config.png]]
 * Now your inside the Gparted program.
 * [[media:08_gpart.png]]
 * In order to Grow your main partition, /dev/sda1/, do the following steps:
 * Right-click and Delete /dev/sd5/ linux swap.
 * [[media:09_gpart.png]]
 * Right-click and Delete /dev/sd2/ extended.
 * [[media:10_gpart.png]]
 * You should be at this step now:
 * [[media:11_gpart.png]]
 * Right-click and Resize/Move /dev/sd1/.
 * [[media:12_gpart.png]]
 * [[media:13_gparted.png]]
 * [[media:14_gpart.png]]
 * Now reinstate your linux-swap
 * Right-click and New unallocated 2.00 Gib.
 * [[media:15_gpart.png]]
 * Create Extended Partition then Add
 * [[media:16_gpart.png]]
 * Right-click and New unallocated 2.00 Gib.
 * [[media:17_gpart.png]]
 * Create Logical Partition and linux-swap the Add.
 * [[media:18_gpart.png]]
 * [[media:19_gpart.png]]
 * Now click Apply up on top of the Menu Bar.
 * Then Apply to confirm operation.
 * [[media:20_gpart.png]]
 * Operation in Progress, the Complete, now Close.
 * [[media:21_gpart.png]]
 * [[media:22_gpart.png]]
 * Exit and restart.
 * [[media:23_gpart.png]]
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