Extend rootfs partition

Overview

The rootfs partition is created with 5.2GB, but the size is too short to run docker container. So we have to extend rootfs partition, or create new partition and assign the whole docker folder to the new partition.

Here is the instruction how to extend rootfs partition

Extend rootfs

1. Run gparted.

   You may get the following warning when you run gparted.

   Press Fix.

   

   Contents of storage after we flashed yocto image to M.2 SSD.

2. Unmount partitions.

   To manipulate partitions, you need to unmount root and data partition.

   Right click root partition, then click Unmount.

   Unmount data partition as well.

3. Move data partition to the end of storage.

   Right click data partition, then click Resize/Move.

   Drag the square to the right end.

   

   Then, click Resize/Move.

   

   Click OK.

   

4. Extend rootfs partition to the end of disk.

   Right click root partition, then click Resize/Move.

   Extend the square to the right end.

   

   Then, click Resize/Move.

   

5. Apply changes.

   Click check mark icon.

   

   Click Apply.

   

   You can get rootfs as follows.