On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Tyler Hansen wrote:
| I have just purchased Linux-Mandrake and decided to install it on one of my
| computers. I decided to let it have all three of the HDD's. Now that I
| have installed it I want to try other things such as a duel boot, but all I
| have is Linux right now. If I try to format the HDD's and install NT, when
| I boot it comes up with "LI" and then freezes.
|
| It appears that "LILO" (which I have no experience with) somehow is still on
| the computer, yet I fdisked and formated the HDD - So why won't it boot?
| I'm mistified! Obviously Linux operates at a lower level than what I am
| used to working with. I don't mind learning how it works if there's
| adequate documentation, but for now I just want my system back.
|
| Basically, I was wondering how to UNINSTALL linux and why does it seem
| impossible to find information about uninstalling Linux? I feel that
| uninstalling is as important as installing.
|
| Anyways, any help on the subject is a blessing and I thank responders in
| advance!
|
| Tyler
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To remove the lilo boot loader, run the DOS fdisk /mbr command using a DOS
boot disk.
If the DOS boot disk is not available, a more complex way to get rid f Linux
would be to reinstall Linux, then from a command line use "lilo remove"
(without the quotes) to remove the lilo boot loader.
Now re-run the Linux Installer but this time when you get into disk druid,
delete your Linux partitions, then back up to the previous step - this should
ask you if you want to write the changes to disk, and you click "yes".
Next remove the Linux boot disk, and power off your system. You should now
have an empty HD with lilo removed from the mbr.
Please note that backing up to the previous step from disk druid worked in
RedHat 5.2's installer as I discribed here. I have not tried it with any
version of Mandrake so I can not promise that it will work the same way.
HTH,
Ernie
