On 08/26/2010 10:41 AM, Terry Polzin wrote: > On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 13:31 -0400, Weiner, Michael wrote: >> I am sure this has been asked a number of times, and I am not finding >> anything relevant using a google search, so I thought I would post my >> query here. I have a user that owns a Dell Inspiron laptop, that has a >> 60G drive split in two, with Windows XP on the first partition, and >> Fedora Core 7 on the second. Now, he decides he would like me to >> remove Windows XP and make it a 100% linux laptop. Great, I think to >> myself, a convert! Until I look at the way it is configured: >> >> >> >> [root@leex ~]# fdisk -l /dev/sda >> >> >> >> Disk /dev/sda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes >> >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders >> >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes >> >> >> >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >> >> /dev/sda1 * 1 3470 27872743+ 7 HPFS/NTFS >> >> /dev/sda2 3471 3483 104422+ 83 Linux >> >> /dev/sda3 3484 7296 30627922+ 8e Linux LVM >> >> >> >> [root@leex ~]# df >> >> Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on >> >> /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 >> >> 28599044 22148476 4974372 82% / >> >> /dev/sda2 101105 18631 77253 20% /boot >> >> tmpfs 257416 0 257416 0% /dev/shm >> >> >> >> And from /boot/grub/grub.conf >> >> #boot=/dev/sda >> >> default=0 >> >> timeout=5 >> >> splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz >> >> hiddenmenu >> >> title Fedora Core 7 >> >> root (hd0,1) >> >> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.23.17-88.fc7 ro >> root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet >> >> initrd /initrd-2.6.23.17-88.fc7.img >> >> title Microsoft Windows XP >> >> rootnoverify (hd0,0) >> >> chainloader +1 >> >> >> >> I find many tutorials showing how to uninstall Linux from the second >> partition and return the machine back to the original XP >> configuration, but none really documenting the process going the other >> way (eg keeping linux and dumping xp). And I am not even sure it can >> be done. >> >> >> >> Has anyone done this? If so, is there some documentation that I can >> sneak a peak at to help push me in the right direction? >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Michael >> >> >> =================================== >> >> >> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail >> >> >> >> Cleveland Clinic is ranked one of the top hospitals >> in America by U.S.News& World Report (2009). >> Visit us online at http://www.clevelandclinic.org for >> a complete listing of our services, staff and >> locations. >> >> >> Confidentiality Note: This message is intended for use >> only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed >> and may contain information that is privileged, >> confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable >> law. If the reader of this message is not the intended >> recipient or the employee or agent responsible for >> delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are >> hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or >> copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If >> you have received this communication in error, please >> contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in >> its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. Thank you. >> > Well the first thing I would do would be to modify the grub.conf file > and comment out the lines that make windows an option to boot. > > After a test boot that shows only linux as boot options in the grub > menu, I would remove the commented lines out of the grub.conf and boot > again. > > Last thing to do would be to trash the windows partition, reformat that > as an LVM partition and add it to LVM as another logical volume. Or just a regular non-lvm partition. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
