Re: tlug: I want to fdisk my linux HD

[Shimpei Yamashita <shimpei@example.com>]

You(Dave) wrote:
> Im having major problems with my NIC and configuration.  Until I can
> figure this out, my PC is much more valuable to me as a windows
> machine.  The problem is that fdisk wont clear out the whole hard drive.
> 
> I have a 24 MB linux partition and an extended dos partition which is 8
> GB (at least thats what fdisk reports).  The odd thing is there are no
> logical drives defined on the extended partition.  fdisk wont let me
> delete the extended partition until the logical drives are deleted, but
> since no logical drives are defined, I cant delete them.
> 
> Do I delete everything via Linux, or can it be done with DOS utilities?

Is this the DOS fdisk, or the Linux fdisk? The last time I messed with
disk partitioning, the smart thing to do was to use the Linux fdisk to
mess with Linux partitions, and use the DOS fdisk for DOS partitions.

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Shimpei Yamashita                  <http://www2.gol.com/users/shimpei/>
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