root@1[~]# resize2fs /dev/hdc3 31696245k resize2fs 1.39-WIP (09-Apr-2006) The filesystem is already 7924061 blocks long. Nothing to do! root@1[~]# parted GNU Parted 1.6.9 Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. Using /dev/hdc Error: The partition table on /dev/hdc is inconsistent. There are many reasons why this might be the case. However, the most likely reason is that Linux detected the BIOS geometry for /dev/hdc incorrectly. GNU Parted suspects the real geometry should be 7476/255/63 (not 119150/16/63). You should check with your BIOS first, as this may not be correct. You can inform Linux by adding the parameter hdc=7476,255,63 to the command line. See the LILO or GRUB documentation for more information. If you think Parted's suggested geometry is correct, you may select Ignore to continue (and fix Linux later). Otherwise, select Cancel (and fix Linux and/or the BIOS now). Ignore/Cancel? I Information: The operating system thinks the geometry on /dev/hdc is 7476/255/63. Therefore, cylinder 1024 ends at 8032.499M. (parted) resize Partition number? 3 Start? [1106.0376]? End? [32059.4014]? No Implementation: This ext2 filesystem has a rather strange layout! Parted can't resize this (yet). (parted) q Information: Don't forget to update /etc/fstab, if necessary.