MGC-100 Software Update Whoas

[Slimey]

Anybody know why our mgc-100 is only partitioned to use 500MB out of a 2GB hard drive? I ran out of space during a software update so I called polycom to see what steps I should take next and they have no idea why my drive is partitioned this way.

Total of 90 files copied
Renaming files...
Unable to rename vdpmn701.004
Unable to rename map7_01.006
Unable to rename bcod2.223
Unable to rename mcs.127
Unable to rename t123.141
Unable to rename fvci155.006
Unable to rename ipmngr.761
Unable to rename cntl.761
Unable to rename rtp.758
Unable to rename xg140301.mcs
Unable to rename cntl_p.761
Unable to rename birdi2.441
Unable to rename ipmngr_p.761
Unable to rename cntl_ps.761
Unable to rename rtp_p.758
Unable to rename mux_ip2.mcs
Unable to rename mipsdiag.730
Unable to rename mpimngr.020
Unable to rename mpi_stic.066
Unable to rename mpi_bric.006
Unable to rename version.id

Remote Command: Connect
MCMS VERSION 7.0.0.698 Operating System : PSOS
Sending> disk_stat
Remote Command: disk_stat
Total Bytes: 516063744, Available Bytes: 120832000


Time Category Level Code Description
---- -------- ----- ---- -----------
Jun 16, 2005 02:57:57 PM GENERAL MAJOR_ERROR LOW_MEMORY_ALERT LOW DISK SPACE

I was able to install the update and get up and running again using following the steps polycom told me.

1) start the manager with the following, operws.exe -d, this adds a Delete Files option under the MCU Utils menu.
2) delete the BIN directory
3) proceed to update the mgc as normal

Remote Command: Connect
MCMS VERSION 7.0.1.745 Operating System : PSOS
Sending> disk_stat
Remote Command: disk_stat
Total Bytes: 516063744, Available Bytes: 335233024

heh I wonder if this is something that can be resized with partition magic (without breaking it of course) ;P Everything I hear about os install on the mgc is that it can only be done at the factory and such. I checked using fdisk from a dos boot floppy and sure enough its only 500MB out of 2GB being used.

Anyone else have some input, thoughts or two cents on this situation?

[Skylark]

Speaking form 8 years of PC Tecnical support experiance, If the file system is FAT16 or FAT32 it should work ok if you rezise it (should be totaly independant form the operating system). But I haven´t had to go that deep with an MGC yet so don´t take my words as a guranty.

What I would do if I was you is to get my hands on a old 2GB harddisk and clone the 500MB partison on to it and rezise at the same time. Then try booting up on the new disk, that way you will not be messing with the original and can fall back on it if things dont work,

[Slimey]

thats what i have been wanting to do some time now but i would like to do it without opening up the control module