Hi Rishi..
The msdos fdisk can't recognise the Linux partitions so you need the
linux version of fdisk or DiskDruid, another partitioning utility.
U'r probably using the PcQuest or Chip Redhat Distribution. So, go to
the bios and change it to boot from the CDROM. Put ur cd and run install.
Now choose Disk-Druid to set up the partitions. From here you will be able
to delete the partitions.
If the BIOS does not let you boot from the CD directly you will have to
create boot-disk. Check out the instructions on the CD itself.
Hope this helps you.
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From: Rishikesh Tembe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 1:42 AM
Subject: Re: Bit out of subject but urgent!!!!
My problem is a bit similar.
initially, i had installed win95 on a 1.2 gb partition (primary
dos) and linux on the remainder of the disk( of a 2.1 gb hard disk). now,
in true fashion, win95 crashed. so i decided to upgrade to win98. so i
have win98 on my primary dos partition but the 813 mb where RH 5.0 was
installed appears as a secondary dos partition ( in msdos fdisk).
before the crash, i had three partitions viz.
primary dos 1.2 gb
non dos (linux native)
non dos (linux swap)
how did this change occur?
also now i can't delete the secondary dos partition! since i have
installed win98 i can't use linux fdisk. how do i recover the 813 mb?
msdos fdisk says there are logical drives in the sec. partition but it
doesn't display any info abt them nor can i delete it. HELP!!
On Thu, 1 Jul 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> I am using a pentium MMX with 2.1 gb hard disk.Ipartitioned the
disk
> and loaded linux in one partition and dos in the windows 98 in the other
> ....after some days b'coz of some reasons windows got crash as a result
of
> that I deleted the whole partition (win and linux )and formatted the
whole
> hard disk after formatting I made two partition 1)for primary dos with
> 1.2gb and 2)extented dos with remaining space.But When I am trying to
> delete the extented dos partition it is not getting deleted by saying
> "extented dos partition can not be deleted when logic drives exists"
.But
> I have deleted all logical drives an dfound that there exists no logical
> drives ( even in display of partitions it says there is no logic drive
> exists )....Please tell me how to delete the extented dos partition in
this
> condition.
> second problem is ...my hard disk shows around 3MB bad sectors
> while formatting ...I think these are software bad sectors only Please
tell
> me how to remove these bad sectors ........Or how to block it so that I
can
> load the software safely
> thanks in advance
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