Upgrade 4gb to 8gb SD-Card on SheevaPlug?

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Upgrade 4gb to 8gb SD-Card on SheevaPlug?

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Hello,

Is there an easy way to upgrade a 4gb to 8gb SD-Card?

Can i use some software (windows environment) to copy the current 4gb to the new 8gb and that rezise the 3rd partition with an partition manager?
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Re: Upgrade 4gb to 8gb SD-Card on SheevaPlug?

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hi, there is a detailed report somewhere in this forum how to enlarge the data partition on a running meteohub system.
When you search a bit you should find it.

....found it
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=5943&p=5945&hilit=resize2fs#p5945
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Yes, I already found this post but I need to now what is the best way to copy my current 4gb SD-Card to my new 8gb SD-Card.

And if possible under windows :|
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Re: Upgrade 4gb to 8gb SD-Card on SheevaPlug?

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It works easily with a GParted-LiveCD.

The only things you need are two SD-card readers. It works for example with an internal reader of a laptop and an USB card reader.
Then plug in the old and new card and boot from the GParted-CD.
There you can copy and paste the content from the old card to the new card and expand the data-partition.
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