[opensuse] How do I remove openSUSE?
I am currently running a dual boot with xp on my primary hard drive and openSUSE 10.2 on my secondary hard drive. I would like to know how to remove suse and return to a single operating system. For those who are curious I am going back temporarily until I can get a larger hard drive, my projects on xp are demanding the extra space... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 09 May 2007 09:56, David Gregg wrote:
I am currently running a dual boot with xp on my primary hard drive and openSUSE 10.2 on my secondary hard drive. I would like to know how to remove suse and return to a single operating system.
For those who are curious I am going back temporarily until I can get a larger hard drive, my projects on xp are demanding the extra space...
Use the SuSe DVD and repartition the drive in Windows format. Windows will then be able to see the drive. -- Regards, George Osvald OK Studio ® http://www.okstudio.com.au Email: mail@okstudio.com.au -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
George Osvald wrote:
On Wednesday 09 May 2007 09:56, David Gregg wrote:
I am currently running a dual boot with xp on my primary hard drive and openSUSE 10.2 on my secondary hard drive. I would like to know how to remove suse and return to a single operating system.
For those who are curious I am going back temporarily until I can get a larger hard drive, my projects on xp are demanding the extra space...
Use the SuSe DVD and repartition the drive in Windows format. Windows will then be able to see the drive.
Alternatively use windows and repartion the SuSE drive with NTFS. Windows will then be able to use the space that you created where SuSE was residing. kind regards Eberhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Use the SuSe DVD and repartition the drive in Windows format. Windows will then be able to see the drive.
Alternatively use windows and repartion the SuSE drive with NTFS. Windows will then be able to use the space that you created where SuSE was residing.
That woks as long as you also rewrite the MBR to remove GRUB. If you wipe the partition that has Linux on it without also removing GRUB, your computer will not be bootable until you find a way to rebuild the MBR (personal experience speaking). GRUB will fail with an error about missing partitions, and you won't get as far as the selection menu. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 09 May 2007 08:28, Clayton wrote:
Use the SuSe DVD and repartition the drive in Windows format. Windows will then be able to see the drive.
Alternatively use windows and repartion the SuSE drive with NTFS. Windows will then be able to use the space that you created where SuSE was residing.
That woks as long as you also rewrite the MBR to remove GRUB. If you wipe the partition that has Linux on it without also removing GRUB, your computer will not be bootable until you find a way to rebuild the MBR (personal experience speaking). GRUB will fail with an error about missing partitions, and you won't get as far as the selection menu.
Boot to windows first, and set the windows partition active. Reboot to show that it no longer works via GRUB, and repartition as above. I think that should work. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hi!
On 5/9/07, Vince L
On Wednesday 09 May 2007 08:28, Clayton wrote:
Use the SuSe DVD and repartition the drive in Windows format. Windows will then be able to see the drive.
Alternatively use windows and repartion the SuSE drive with NTFS. Windows will then be able to use the space that you created where SuSE was residing.
That woks as long as you also rewrite the MBR to remove GRUB. If you wipe the partition that has Linux on it without also removing GRUB, your computer will not be bootable until you find a way to rebuild the MBR (personal experience speaking). GRUB will fail with an error about missing partitions, and you won't get as far as the selection menu.
Boot to windows first, and set the windows partition active. Reboot to show that it no longer works via GRUB, and repartition as above. I think that should work. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Windows installation disk should be able to restore the MBR also. You did buy a computer that comes with MS installation disks, didn't you? Not one of those that just has some reastore image or in the worst case, nothing... (I really hate those!) -- HG. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Clayton wrote:
Use the SuSe DVD and repartition the drive in Windows format. Windows will then be able to see the drive.
Alternatively use windows and repartion the SuSE drive with NTFS. Windows will then be able to use the space that you created where SuSE was residing.
That woks as long as you also rewrite the MBR to remove GRUB. If you wipe the partition that has Linux on it without also removing GRUB, your computer will not be bootable until you find a way to rebuild the MBR (personal experience speaking). GRUB will fail with an error about missing partitions, and you won't get as far as the selection menu.
C. agreed. Sorry I forgot about this. (Maybe because I always use a separate miniature partition for /boot which I never delete, so that windows stays bootable, not nice, but works)
If this happens out of bad luck, fdisk /mbr will probably become handy. cheers Eberhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
That woks as long as you also rewrite the MBR to remove GRUB. If you wipe the partition that has Linux on it without also removing GRUB, your computer will not be bootable until you find a way to rebuild the MBR (personal experience speaking). GRUB will fail with an error about missing partitions, and you won't get as far as the selection menu.
can u gimme about the detail about removing grub from my box so that if i have 2 os when have plan to remove linux i don't get trouble when i start the other os? because i always get bad experience about removing grub(esp when i use windows n linux) can openSUSE cd 1 (starter cd) do that safely for me? cheers, chika --- wanna be a lizard, use openSUSE -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Wednesday 2007-05-09 at 21:15 +0700, chika wrote:
can u gimme about the detail about removing grub from my box so that if i have 2 os when have plan to remove linux i don't get trouble when i start the other os?
If I remember correctly the documentation for Grub says there is no uninstall: just write something else on top (some other booter, that is). - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFGQuyitTMYHG2NR9URArEsAJ97c8/lG33VG04i8OroMeUJJ0T0UwCeITwb muZhELx8Ld7JbM25YBY0rIQ= =pZhq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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