ed wrote:
> Hi heres my Question how do I remove the linux partitions
> on my HD without having to format the whole HD. I used
> partition magic to make the partitions on my HD and then I
> used diskdrake to shrink them to have
> /hda5,/homehda7,swaphda6,/usrhda8 and hdawindows for a
> dual-bootbox.I've done this before with partition magic and
> just deleted the partition and reinstalled but I cant
> delete it this time I think it's cause I used diskdrake to
> shrink them. Any advice will be helpful I'am running mdk
> 7.2 thanks
Ed....PM can't read what's inside a type 85 extended
partition and that'd what diskdrake makes in 7.2. You need
to use linux fdisk as root:
fdisk /dev/hda
go slowly, refer to the 'm'[enu] command a lot and you'll do
fine.
Oh, as an alternative, you don't really need to pre-delete
the partions, you can do it during the installation. And as
another alternative you can run harddrake from the K(menu) ->
configuration -> hardware menu and execute diskdrake from
there and use it instead of fdisk.
--
Alan
