Q: about reformat disk where Linux and Window coexist

[Dabin Wang]

Thank you.
I will try it. I could not boot Linux before since something crashed. I 
reinstalled it yesterday evenning.

Dave

Alexey Fadyushin wrote:

>I think that the easiest way to remove Linux partitions is to use
>fdisk from Linux. You can boot Linux from rescue disk or installation
>disks in rescue mode, then run fdisk fron the command line and delete
>any partitions including Linux ones. Fdisk from Windows could not delete
>partiton types of which are not known to Windows (it include Linux
>partitions).
>Linux fdisk does not check the partitoon types or contents and, could
>delete or
>modify any partition.
>
>Alexey Fadyushin.
>Brainbench MVP for Linux.
>http://www.brainbench.com
>
>
>  
>
>>Dabin Wang wrote:
>>
>>Messages are in the following:
>>1. Display partition Information:
>>1   A    PRI DOS   6722   FAT32   69%
>>2           NON-DOS    24                %
>>3            EXT DOS   3000            31%
>>
>>2. When I delete Extended DOS Partition:
>>
>>Message: delete logical DOS drive in Extended DOS Partition
>>
>>3. So I have delete logical drive first, but I got the message: no
>>logical drives defined
>>
>>How to do that?
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>
>>Bob McClure Jr wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 06:43:16PM -0400, Dabin Wang wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>I have installed Linux after window 98 installed via partition of
>>>>disk.
>>>>Now Linux can not start. I want to remove the Linux and reformat
>>>>the
>>>>free space for windows (i.e., recover to original window
>>>>environment)
>>>>
>>>>What I did already:
>>>>1. In DOS, with FDISK I can not delete the parttition that Linux
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>hold.
>>>
>>>Oh?  I don't know why it shouldn't.  What error message did you
>>>receive?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>2. With Partition Magic, any disk space that Linux uses can not be
>>>>free
>>>>(i.e. I can not delete any thing).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>Again, I don't know why it shouldn't.  What error message did you
>>>receive?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>My question is:
>>>>1. How can I free the space that Linux is using? or
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>The above should have worked.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>2. How can I reformat the whole disk drive and reinstal Windows
>>>>XP?.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>If you can't do the above, then you can't do it.  Send the disk to
>>>me.  I can use it. :-P
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>Let's get back to the initial problem - starting Linux.  Do you want
>>>to do that?  If so, send us more details like what fdisk sees of the
>>>partition table.
>>>
>>>If you don't, then send us more details, like at least, the error
>>>messages and some description of the experience.  "It doesn't work"
>>>won't get you any help.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
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