Re: [ilugd]: how to remove a linux partition

2002-06-27 Thread vivek
i've not much idea PPPoE other than it is used in DSL based setups. what exactly you want? you want people to dial-in into your server from anywhere (home/office etc.) using any client and connect to your local intranet / internet (after providing proper authentication)? as far as i understand

Re: [ilugd]: how to remove a linux partition

2002-06-25 Thread vivek
yup nikhil i've done many linux installations and am extremely comfortable with fdisk. i thought that for a new user (i assumed swarandeep to be a newbie) that would be a simple method than doing 'fdisk /dev/hda1' and then p/d to print/delete a partition etc. let's ask swarandeep - SWARANDEE

Re: [ilugd]: how to remove a linux partition

2002-06-25 Thread Arvind Narayanan
      Run 'fdisk /dev/hda1' in linux and remove the partitions ,after rebooting the partitions will be gone   Then convert the free space into a FAT32 partition using fdisk for windows , your system would be safe this way or if you are really paranoid then download PowerQuest Partition Magic

Re: [ilugd]: how to remove a linux partition

2002-06-25 Thread vivek
hi to remove the "unwanted" linux partition you will need the CD using which you installed linux. Boot from the CD, and continue the process till it comes to disk partitioning. if you are using pcq7.1 then it'll give you the option to select between 'disk druid' and 'fdisk'. select disk druid