Re: Reclaiming Windows ptn for Linux (was: Re: )
From: cr (cr_at_orcon.net.nz)
Date: 10/16/04
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To: Debian User <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:35:43 +1300
On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 04:32, s. keeling wrote:
> Incoming from P P PRASAD:
> > Can you guide me in following case :
> > We are having a System having 2 HDDs C & D . On C Windows 2000 Server
> > is installed and on D Red Hat 9 is installed. Now D is nearly full.
> > We want to format C and extend it for Linux.
> > My hitch is if I delete partition of C, The system won't boot and I
>
> You shouldn't need to delete the partition. You should be able to
> reclaim it from within Linux. Ensure your Windows ptn isn't mounted.
> Run fdisk /dev/hda, mark the partition type Linux, then mkfs /dev/hda1
>
Yes, but wouldn't that still wipe the bootloader (if it's living on "C:") ?
So he'll need to have some alternative means of booting (such as a boot
floppy), or reinstall GRUB or LILO.
cr
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