If it's Slackware, type mount root=/dev/hda? (give your root device) too
boot up from your root partition. Once Linux boots up, type fdisk
/dev/hda? (or sda? if SCSI) & then u can delete the partition. The option
is 'd' to delete.
Sreeji
On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Binand Raj S. wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Please follow up on the list.
>
> Charles Huang forced the electrons to say:
> > I make a boot disk and boot into linux, it seems it only prompt me
> > into install mode, there isn't any chance for me to type some command
> > like fdisk.
> > how can I run fdisk to delete windows partition, thank you.
>
> Of course - just boot into linux and run fdisk. It has a simple menu and easy
> to use commands. You can delete your windows partitions from there.
>
> I cannot really help you about the boot disk without knowing the distribution,
> for redhat, at the boot prompt, typing rescue takes you to the rescue mode.
> Other listers can help you with other distributions.
>
> > I am CFD!
>
> If that is computational fluid dynamics, yes, I too was one :-)
>
> Binand
>
> - --
> main(int c,char **v){while(!fork()){strcpy(v[0],tmpnam(0));sleep(1);}}
> A program that changes its name and pid every second.
> Try this program at your own risk! ---> Binand <---
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