Raspberry Pi 3 Memory Incorrect?

EightImmortals on 22/05/2018 - 12:15

Probably a dumb question but my google-fu is a bit foggy today. I have a 32gb ssd card in my Rpi 3 running KODI 17.6 but it doesn't seem to be recognising the 32gb card.

If I look in KODI/System/storage info I see the following:

/dev/mmcblk0p1 size 255.7mb used 141.5 mb avail 114.3

/dev/mmcblk0p2 size 6.9gb used 4.2 gb free 2.7gb

So is the system using the 32gb card to it's full ability or do I have to tweak something?

(I should add that I did clone this image from an 8GB card that I had in there at some point so maybe that is the issue? If so, how do I fix it without wiping the whole thing?)

Cheers

Computing Raspberry Pi Foundation Single Board Computer

Comments

  • JimmyF on 22/05/2018 - 12:59
    +2

    did you run the expand command?

  • Gronk on 22/05/2018 - 13:03
    +1

    Did you use NOOBS for the original image? Its been a while since I used it but last time couldn't get the partition to take up any more than 8gb. Now I just use dedicated images + expand filesystem in raspi-config.

  • [Deactivated] on 22/05/2018 - 13:11
    +1

    I think there is a simplified option in the config menu to expand your filesystem.

  • EightImmortals on 22/05/2018 - 13:31

    Cheers,

    No I didn't run the expand command, I am currently struggling to get access to the Rpi over Putty so I can do that but I keep getting 'network error: connection refused' from Putty (though I can ping the Rpi and access samba (?) no problems). When the Rpi boots up it goes straight to KODI.

    • boomramada on 22/05/2018 - 13:49

      try ssh to the kodi box? then use expand command.
      There are lots of resources in google, rather waiting for someone to reply, you can simply google it and get the answer instantly.

      • EightImmortals on 22/05/2018 - 14:07

        Cheers, yeah I googled pretty hard first, 'eventually' I found this guide (in case anyone else has the issue) https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/499/how-can-…

        So was able to boot up my linux rig, pop the rpi SDcard in there and use gparted to resize the partition (hoping I got the right one. :) ) I expanded this one /dev/mmcblk0p2 size 6.9gb used 4.2 gb free 2.7gb

        • boomramada on 22/05/2018 - 14:11

          Enjoy, Raspberry Pi 3 all about experimenting. Tip, if you like to take backup of your config/ Kodi setup, do it before expanding it.

        • EightImmortals on 22/05/2018 - 14:31

          @boomramada: Yup, I backed that up to my main PC before I started playing. :)

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