Re: linux partition formated under windows..

"srp@xxxxxxxxxxx" <srp@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

I formatted my linux partition under windows since I needed the space
for a ntfs. however my computer would not then reboot.. after a bit of
a panic I managed to install a new boot manager and set it to default
to my Windoze partition ( using a boot cdrom with fdisk like tools )
Is this normal behaviour ? I was just getting dumped to a 'grub'
environment which did not seem to do anything . Please forgive my
naivity on this , I assumed that it was ok just to blow away the
partition, perhaps not though ?

I might be the first person to tell you your problem description
isn't very clear, but I probably won't be the last.

If you added or removed a partition while under windows,
you probably changed the numbers of any following partitions
leading to the problems you had with grub.

Use the Linux partitioning tools, they work better.
.

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