On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Paul G. Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Carl Lowenstein wrote:
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> >
> > I've already volunteered, off-list. If I didn't already have such a
> > DVD in hand, I could produce another in 25 to 30 minutes. Burned,
> > byte-checked, and labeled. Could even make a batch of 3 in about the
> > same time, but that seems excessive.
> >
> >
>
> I tried a FC8 Live CD, but it wanted to remove all Linux partitions and
> install clean. I can't be doing that as there's data on the drive I don't
> want to lose. I'm going to try a FC7 Rescue CD, but I'm not keeping my hopes
> up with that. If it fails, I'll be contacting Carl about getting a FC7 and
> FC8 DVD (FC7 to fix what I have, and FC8 to update after that).
That is not mandatory. You have the option of a custom partition
scheme, in which you can choose which partitions to keep and which to
reformat. Actually I did that myself about 3 hours ago to my spare
computer in the back room.
At the top of the partitioning page, there is a slot that says
something like "remove all Linux partitions" but it can be scrolled to
a few other choices, one of which is custom partition.
The Rescue CD is mostly for repairing existing systems, which might be
what you want, but it's hard to tell from this far away.
carl
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