On Wed, 26 Dec 2001 19:21:11 -0900 tester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Doug Lerner wrote: > > >Actually, since I need to run Windows rarely, what I think I'll do is > >delete the second partition containing Win 2000 and use it for Linux. Is > >that easy to accomplish? Then I'll just run Windows when I need it under > >Virtual PC on my Mac. > > > >doug > > > Sounds like a plan ;-) > > Yep, just go to control center > > And choose Hardware>MountPoints > > which will bring up diskdrake > > click on the winpartition, click on unmount if ti is mounted. Change > the type to linux native or to XFS or whatever you prefer like ext3 or > JFS or Reiser... then click format to make it whatever, then select a > mount point --whatever you want to name it > > If for example you decide you want a separate partition for the /home > directory, just make the mount point /spare and mount it then exit. > > then run cp -a /home/* /spare > > and then bring up diskdrake again, unmount /spare, change the mount > point to /home and exit without mounting it > > still as root in a terminal > > rm -r /home -f > mount /home > > will destroy the old home directory and reclaim the space and then make > the new /home directory available. > If Win2k is using NTFS diskdrake Will Not be able to delete it or in any way alter it. Charles
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