On 28 Aug 2003 08:05:16 -0400 James Pifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi. I have a system (RH8) that has the following: > (parted) print > Disk geometry for /dev/hda: 0.000-38166.679 megabytes > Disk label type: msdos > Minor Start End Type Filesystem Flags > 1 0.031 20002.807 primary ntfs boot > 2 20002.808 20104.782 primary ext3 > 3 20104.783 22018.776 primary linux-swap > 4 22018.777 38162.219 extended lba > 5 22018.808 38162.219 logical ext3 > (parted) > > I originally set it up as a dual boot for games on Windows. Since I > never have time to do that and haven't booted to Windows in a very long > time, I would like to get rid of it and make use of the space. > > Is there any way I can do that without having to reinstall RH? > > Thanks, > James >
Hi James, If you're currently booting with grub it shouldn't matter that this this partition is marked as "boot". To verify this _before_ reformatting the partition try the following: Have a Redhat installation disk on hand and make sure you know how to use rescue mode. Use fdisk (or your own favorite tool) to change the boot flag to your primary ext3 partition. Reboot. If something goes wrong you can use rescue mode to reset the boot flag to the ntfs partition and develop a new plan of attack. If everything works as expected you'll be back in Linux no worse off for the change. You'll be able to reuse the partition confident that it isn't needed for bootup. No need to reinstall. Cheers, Sean -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
