Re: [newbie] How to delete an ext2 partition under DOS

[Aaron Zuercher]

There is a nice little freeware utility called DelPart.  It can be found 
online, I don't have an exact URL, you'll have to search for it.  Very 
handy to have around.  Can delete any partition.


Aaron


At 04:31 PM 8/28/2000 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi guys,
>I'd need some help.
>I have a 20GB disk,
>c: (/dev/hda1) is windows, 2GB, FAT32;
>d: (/dev/hda5) is windows stuff, 16GB, FAT32;
>/dev/hda6 is Linux /, 1.72GB, Ext2,
>/dev/hda7 is Linux swap, 128MB (the rest).
>
>Now my question is - how can I delete that /dev/hda6 partition? I need
>it for windows at the moment and DOS fdisk doesn't see it. Not even as
>NON-DOS partition, which would give me an option to delete it. What
>can I do apart from Partition Magic which I don't have the money for?
>
>Thanx in advance
>
>Roman
>
>