How to remove Windows

stefane321 · 05-18-2007, 08:11 PM

I everybody!

I buight a used computer runnig on Windows XP.

I want to only install opensuse 10.2 on it, no Windows.

How Can i do it?

By default the installation setup keep a small Windows partition ans install a grub boot loader.

Can you help me please?

Thanks!

Simon Bridge · 05-18-2007, 08:39 PM

Use advanced options and tell it to completely reformat the drive.

phantom_cyph · 05-18-2007, 08:45 PM

You can also use Knoppix to shred it, or GParted to reformat everything.

stefane321 · 05-18-2007, 09:37 PM

Can you please explain me more in detail how to do this with Knoppix?

Thanks!

Simon Bridge · 05-18-2007, 10:47 PM

Oh well, with knoppix, run "sfdisk /dev/hda" as root and erase the partition. Don,t create any... save and exit. The OpenSUSE installer will do the rest.

stefane321 · 05-19-2007, 04:38 PM

I tried to use sfdisk but I think I dont use the right command.

If I do:

sfdisk /dev/hda

I got this message and I dont know what to do.

Quote:

root@ttyp0[~]# sfdisk /dev/hda
Checking that no-one is using this disk right now ...
OK

Disk /dev/hda: 4866 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Old situation:
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0

Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 0+ 4864 4865- 39078081 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2 0 - 0 0 0 Empty
/dev/hda3 0 - 0 0 0 Empty
/dev/hda4 0 - 0 0 0 Empty
Input in the following format; absent fields get a default value.
<start> <size> <type [E,S,L,X,hex]> <bootable [-,*]> <c,h,s> <c,h,s>
Usually you only need to specify <start> and <size> (and perhaps <type>).

/dev/hda1 :

syg00 · 05-19-2007, 05:40 PM

I can't believe the installer won't allow you to fix this.

sfdisk has its uses, but not here. Get out of that - <ctrl><c> should do it. Try fdisk - hit <enter> after each line below.

Code:

fdisk /dev/hda
d
1
w
q

(if you hit <m> at any time you'll see the menu of commands to see what you're doing with those commands).
Re-do the install.

Simon Bridge · 05-19-2007, 11:59 PM

sfdisk(1) has four (main) uses: list the size of a partition, list the partitions on a device, check the partitions on a device, and - very dangerous - repartition a device.

Repartitioning is one of the main uses... however, the s in front was a typo: sorry.

lectraplayer · 05-20-2007, 06:17 PM

Every Linux I've put in I've been able to go into "expert mode" or "custom partitioning scheme" or something like that (it often prompts) and then telling it to delete all existing partitions and adding partitions the way I want. A small-but-sizable (about a gig) swap partition and a big / (root) partition usually works well as a starting point. I'm bad to make the root partition about 5-10 gigs and then the rest I'd make /home. "Take-over hard disk" is another typical option I've seen, and it does essentially what it says--takes over the hard disk and kicks Windows out. Muah-ha-ha-ha!

stefane321 · 05-20-2007, 10:08 PM

Thanks for your help.

Now my partitions are ok.

But I have a new problem.

When I started to install Suse I got this message:

Quote:

Your computer does not fulfill all requirement for a graphical installation. There is less than 96mb memory or the X server could not be started.

As a fallback, the text front-end of Yast will guide you trhought the installation.

Next I installed the 3 first CD of Suse.

It never ask me to create the admin password.

The computer rebooted and I got this message:

Quote:

The greater application appear to be crashing. Attemting to use a different one.

On 3 try to hit ok.

one time I got a black screen and the others times I entered in text console and it asked me the user and password than I dont have.

Can you help me again please?

thanks!

Sp1t · 05-21-2007, 02:08 AM

Can you let us know what hardware is on the machine? Processor, memory, graphics card, hard drive........

stefane321 · 05-21-2007, 10:52 AM

Carte mère:
Type de processeur Intel Pentium IIIE, 866 MHz (6.5 x 133)
Nom de la carte mère Gigabyte GA-6WMMC7 (3 PCI, 1 AMR, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video)
Chipset de la carte mère Intel Whitney i810E
Mémoire système [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Type de BIOS Award Modular (07/18/00)
Port de communication Port de communication (COM1)
Port de communication Port imprimante (LPT1)

Moniteur:
Carte vidéo Intel(R) 82810E Graphics Controller (Microsoft Corporation) (32 Mo)
Accélérateur 3D Intel i752

Multimédia:
Carte audio Analog Devices AD1881A @ Intel 82801AA I/O Controller Hub - AC'97 Audio Adapter [B-1]

Stockage:
Contrôleur IDE Contrôleur IDE Bus Master Intel(R) 82801AA
Lecteur de disquettes Lecteur de disquettes
Disque dur MAXTOR 6L040L2 (40 Go, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Lecteur optique LG CD-ROM CRD-8322B (32x CD-ROM)
État des disques durs SMART OK
Partitions:
C: (NTFS) [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Taille totale [ TRIAL VERSION ]

Entrée:
Clavier Clavier standard 101/102 touches ou clavier Microsoft Natural Keyboard PS/2
Souris Souris compatible PS/2

Réseau:
Adresse IP principale [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Adresse MAC principale 00-50-BA-4F-16-DF
Carte réseau Carte réseau Fast Ethernet PCI Realtek RTL8139 Family (192. [ TRIAL VERSION ])

Périphériques:
Contrôleur USB1 Intel 82801AA I/O Controller Hub - USB Controller [B-1]

DMI:
Distributeur du BIOS Award Software International, Inc.
Version du BIOS 6.00 PG
Fabricant du système STI
Nom du système TCO
Version du système
Numéro de série du système [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Fabricant de la carte mère Seanix Technology (Canada) Inc.
Nom de la carte mère Finlay 810E-1
Version de la carte mère
Numéro de série de la carte mère [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Fabricant du châssis Seanix Technology (Canada) Inc.
Version du châssis
Numéro de série du châssis [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Identifiant du châssis [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Type du châssis
Sockets mémoire (Total/Libres) 2 / 0

Simon Bridge · 05-22-2007, 05:14 AM

Wow, this is stressing my French...

CPU: Intel Pentium IIIE, 866 MHz
(A gigabyte mobo, intel chipset - so far so good)

Mémoire système [ TRIAL VERSION ] ... a trial version memory system???

HDD: 30Gig Maxtor
OPT: 32x CD-ROM

need...

RAM (get this off BIOS or read it off the RAM cards)

Another Thing... using knoppix, open a terminal and enter

lspci
fdisk -l

... post the resulting output. While you are there, try running fsck on those partitions you created.

It should be compatible, but it looks like you may be buying some RAM.

lectraplayer · 05-23-2007, 07:05 PM

I would assume that, with a Pentium 3, he'd have at least 128MB on a bad day.

stefane321 · 05-23-2007, 08:10 PM

My computer have 512 mb RAM

If id do:
lspci
fdisk -l

I got:

Quote:

root@ttyp0[~]# lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 GMCH [Graphics Memory Controller Hub] (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 03)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801AA IDE (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA USB (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA AC'97 Audio (rev 02)
0000:01:03.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc RTL8139 Ethernet (rev 10)
root@ttyp0[~]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40027029504 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4866 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 97 779121 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda2 * 98 2013 15390270 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 2014 4866 22916722+ 83 Linux

Thanks for your help!