From: thumper@cs.montana.edu (Wade Hasbrouck) Subject: Removing Linux Date: 21 Sep 1992 00:52:41 GMT
One quick question,
I have installed linux on my IBM 386-25. Well I have started up a bulletin
board, and I kind of need the disk space that linux is taking up. I would like
to know how to remove linux from my hard disk with out losing all of the BBS
files I have put on the hard disk. My hard disk is a 170 Mb conner IDE drive
(it acutually only formats to 160Mb). The first partition is my primary DOS
partition, the second is my linux partition and the third is an extended DOS
partition with two logical drives (which contain all of the files for the BBS).
I haven't been using linux enough to justify the disk space that it is using,
but I would like to eventually install it again someday. I was impressed with
have X-windows run on my 386. I used shoelace (i think) for when I start the
computer up it asks me which partition I would like to boot. I do remember
that when I first got the drive MS-DOS's fdisk would not let me create a
second extended DOS partition. So, if you know how I remove linux without
making my third partition disappear, please let me know either via e-mail,
or News. Also if you know for sure that there is no possible way to do it,
please let me know.
Wade A. Hasbrouck
thumper@fubar.cs.montana.edu