linux VMware w W98 SE in vm

[Chris Aitken]

Gregory Pleau wrote:

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>
> That's normal. VMWare makes a 'virtual' partition but does not allocate
> space until it is needed, to save strain on the host filesystem. You are
> limited to 2.5 GB right now, as that's the point your host system (linux)
> will run out of space. The partition is reported to the guest OS as 4 Gb so
> it doesn't get confused with all the resizing.

VMware must be clever at finding space. I don't just have one partition. I have
several - and /  is only 1GB. It would be interesting to know how VMware grabs
its space.

Chris

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