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kep55   10-17-2003 at 12:41:00 AM

I recently DL's Mandrake 9.1 and installed it on my PC.
Setup: Dell XPS-T700r with 1.4G Powerleap Slot 1
2- HD - 10GB + 30GB > 30 Gb into 2 logical of 15 GB
256 MB Ram
Mandrake installed on logical E in own parition

A couple things I noticed on install. I can't remember the exact name, but there's point where you need to set up the various directories (\root; \efs(?), etc. On that window, you need to make sure you click on each tab and set up the size of each. If not, the install will crap out saying you don't have enough disk space.
The install itself went faster than installing Win XP (well, DUH! what wouldn't?)When the install is almost finished, you get to select the desktop theme. If you're married to Windows, choose KDE Redmond. It found all my devices and they work just fine. My Canon i550 is considered an unknown device and I haven't tried to print with it yet. Other than that, I figure it's going to take me an hour or two of playing to learn the basics of the desktop. The apps run just like M$ or WP/QP. Now for the hard part.

I plan on getting a play PC from work. My hope is to get a Slot 1 box so I can put my P3/700 in it and toss the P3/400 chip. Assuming I'm successful, I'll want to uninstall Mandrake from my "E" drive and restore it to its old size and setting. "E" only has data files that I'm burning to CD anyway, so I don't have to worry about losing any apps.

So, how does one uninstall Linux and remove the partition?
Sorry to be so long winded. I wanted to give a little before taking a little.

I know enuff to be dangerous. :tongue:

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silverpig   10-17-2003 at 08:03:00 AM
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Boot off the mandrake cd, choose expert mode, then when you get to the partitioning utility (setting up / /boot /root /etc etc) just click on the mandrake and swap partitions and delete them. Then resize your E back up to it's normal size. Click okay, and then exit the install :)

If that doesn't work, or you don't like it, then you'll have to partition magic the mofo.

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kep55   10-17-2003 at 10:50:40 PM
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Silverpig, you are something else. You sure your aren't Torvalds long lost clone? Anyway, thanks for the info. BTW-Would I use the same basic method to change the boot order? Right now the boot screen shows Linux, another Os (?), then windows. I'd like my PC to default boot into Windows as this is our family machine and I'm the only one who doesn't think Linux is Lucy's kid brother and Snoopy's nemesis.

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silverpig   10-18-2003 at 02:09:24 AM
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Nope. For that you just have to edit your grub.conf file. /etc/grub.conf I think? Check on the mandrake site where exactly it is. I can't remember off hand what you have to change, but I think there's a line in there with default=1 in there where 1 corresponds to your linux install. You just have to see what your windows is (probably 3 or 4 I'd guess) and change that number.

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alltaken   10-18-2003 at 10:55:04 AM
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can't you just wipe the whole Mobo, or the linux partitions from windows, or from a windows boot cd?

i have a dual boot xp/mandrake 9.1 and i just deleted the mandrake partition from in windows then re-installed the progra.

but i guess you've already worked it out so thats cool.
i just didn't realise you could un-install an operating system, i assumed that if you deleted everything it was gone


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silverpig   10-19-2003 at 05:50:29 AM
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Windows can't see the linux partitions at all. Partition magic might be able to, but you can't just click and delete from within windows.

If you boot off the windows cd, then yeah, you can delete the linux partition, but the linux partitioning utility is much much better as it will allow you to resize partitions as well.

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