Formatting Lindows

Malystryx · 03-30-2004, 08:37 PM

Ok, I tried it, I dodn't like it as most of you haven't liked it. So how do I format Lindows? I run WinXp as my primary and my secondary HD with Lindows on it doesn't show up so I could format it there. I looked through Lindows for formatting, only thing I found was formatting floppys, so how do i get rid of it?

jailbait · 03-30-2004, 09:42 PM

"So how do I format Lindows?"

Boot a rescue CD (get Knoppix if you don't aready have a rescue CD). Boot into the rescue CD and format the Lindows partitions using the mkfs command. For example:
mkfs /dev/hdb1
mkfs /dev/hdb2
etc. for as many partitions as you have on /dev/hdb.
If you use Knoppix then you will have to umount the partition before you format it:
umount /dev/hdb1
mkfs /dev/hdb1
umount /dev/hdb2
mkfs /dev/hdb2

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Steve Stites

Malystryx · 03-30-2004, 10:02 PM

hhmmm seems kinda complicated, but ill figure it out thanks!