removing RH9 but keeping my ntfs partition

bof · 11-28-2004, 04:17 AM

hi all. well my prob is the following: i have a main HD with winXP and a second HD with RH9 and an NTFS partition that i use under winXP. i want to remove rh9 but not the ntfs partition . i have too much data on this partition to back it up and then coyp it again. how can i do?

hctif · 11-28-2004, 06:39 AM

Boot up WinXP and just reformat the RH9 partition from Disk Manager - you should be able to see both partitions as separate entities.

Start / All Programs / Administrative Tools / Computer Management

bof · 11-28-2004, 10:43 PM

oh yeah i forgot to tell you, when i se my parttions in partition magic, the second HD displays BAD and i can't see my aprtitions on this disk although i can still use them

wmakowski · 12-01-2004, 07:13 PM

Another option, try using fdisk from within Linux to change the RH9 partition system id to NTFS. Another option would be to try deleting the RH9 partition and see if it then shows up as free space when using partition magic.

Bill

bof · 12-01-2004, 10:47 PM

i understand but i cant delete my rh9 p[artitions because i can't see them on partition magic! it just displays BAD. i cant select any partitions. if i delete my rh9 partitions with fdisk is it possible for me to lose my ntfs partitions? i can't lose it, i have tooooooo much data on it.

wmakowski · 12-02-2004, 10:31 AM

Can you see them using fdisk? Maybe what I posted wasn't understood as I meant it. Try using the command fdisk within linux to work with your partitions. Once you rewrite the partition table partition magic may work.

Deleting or changing the system id on your RH9 partition will not effect your NTFS partition. If you are getting rid of RH9 entirely you will probably have a swap partition you can remove as well.

Here is a look at what my partitions look like using the 'p' command within fdisk.

Code:

  Device 	Boot	Start	End	Blocks	  Id	System
/dev/hda1 	*	1	523	4200966	   7	HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2		524	1046	4200997+  83    Linux
/dev/hda3		1047	2482   11534670    f    Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5		1047	1062	 128488   82    Linux swap
/dev/hda6		1063	1771	5695011    7    HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda7		1772	2482	5711076   83    Linux

If I wanted to change the last partition (/dev/hda7) to be NTFS I could use the 't' command on partition 7 to change the system id to 7. An Id of 7 means it is a HPFS/NTFS type partition. WinXP would then see this as a NTFS partition and you can format it with Disk Manager. You could also use the 'd' command to remove it and it should appear as freespace. If I were doing it I would try the change first.

Bill

faisalraja · 12-25-2004, 09:14 PM

Well if ur question is this tht u have a HD having a NTFS and Ext3 partition n u want to remove Rh9 partition then ihave a advice for u ...

Run the Installation of Linux ( i did on RH9 ) , delete the ext3 partition from Installation process ( through disk druid ) .... then simple boot ur pc again from there , goto dos n format it . IT worked with me atleast
i removed Rh9 partition t convert it to fat32

Let me tell u im also a begineer of linux , 6 days old only ...But be confident it should work .