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RE: [PLUG] Uninstalling Linux
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lilo -u only works if it really did back up the original information.
That was my problem. I had to hand copy an MBR as per advice from Norton
Utilities (Version 8, page B-66) and then repair the partition table.
Because of other problems, I have not repaired the Linux partition except
to make it bootable from floppy disk. Other problems got in my way, you
know, life.
Anyway, my nephew blessed me with a working 8088 IBM XT replete with
original hardware such as a full size 5 1/4 drive and a full size ten meg
hard drive. This wonder is a museum piece. Does anybody know a museum to
give it to?
bs
On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Bradley Molnar wrote:
> lilo -u uninstalls lilo and reverts to the previously installed MBR (at
> least in theory it does that - my experience would suggest otherwise). More
> likly, you will need to run, from a dos prompt, fdisk /mbr to 'restore' the
> mbr and make only the first dos partition bootable. From here, you can
> easily delete the linux parition and reformat it to be something more
> windows friendly (fat16/fat32).
>
> One other way to handle this is to set lilo to auto boot windows after 0
> seconds and take linux off the boot menu (you are going to delete it
> anyway).
>
> >From here, lilo just boots windows only. It takes out one step where you
> could really mess stuff up.
>
> just my ideas
> -brad
>
> ---
> Everybody loves to love you when you're far away -- Better than Ezra, At the
> Stars
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Lawrence Goodman
> Sent: Monday, 9 September 2002 12:07 PM
> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> Subject: [PLUG] Uninstalling Linux
>
>
> A newbie asks:
> I need to uninstall linux from my computer. I have windows 98 running on
> one partition, caldera openlinux 2.4 on the other. I created these
> partitions using Partition Magic.
>
> I went to Caldera's website for instructions and was told to "root run
> lilo -u." Frankly, I am not sure how to do that since I went to the
> terminal typed "run lilo -u" and was told there was no run command.
>
> Also, what do I do after run lilo -u. Can I use Partition Magic to then
> erase the Linux partition entirely. Do I have to rewrite the boot loader
> in anyway?
>
> My goal is NOT to have to erase the Windows partition.
>
> Thanks so much for your help and this website!
>
> Lawrence Goodman
>
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