RE: [SLE] Reclaiming Windows partition for SUSE
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My dual-installs of SuSE have all ended up with the Windows partition mounted somewhere in the linux directory tree. I think /windows/C but I'm not positive. In any case, `mount` should show you if there's an NTFS or FAT partition mounted under /windows when you're booted into SuSE. If not, take a look at fdisk -- `man fdisk` will give you usage info. That'll let you get a listing of the partitions on the drive. Once you've got the Windows partition (/dev/hda#, most likely) you can use mkreiserfs to format the partition, mount it as /data (`mount -t reiser /dev/hda# /data`) and then fix the fstab file... -----Original Message----- From: Trey Sizemore [mailto:trey@fastmail.fm] Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 2:54 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: [SLE] Reclaiming Windows partition for SUSE I've got a laptop with a 60GB drive divided 50/50 between SUSE 9.3 and WinXP. I'd like to reclaim the the 30GB WinXP partition and use the 60GB drive exclusively for SUSE (making a 30GB /data partition). What would be the easiest way to do this? I've got Partiion Magic 7 with which I thought I might nuke the WinXP partition. Or is doing this in Linux better. The current SUSE partitions are ReiserFS so I thought I'd do the same with this new partition. I have a ton of data on the SUSE side and I could backup and do a complete reinstall, but this would be a last resort. Thanks for tips. -- Cheers, Trey ---- The right to revolt has sources deep in our history. -- Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas Linux salamander 2.6.11.4-21.7-default i686 GNU/Linux 2:53pm up 5 days 5:43, 3 users, load average: 1.40, 0.66, 0.36 -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
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On Wednesday 27 July 2005 3:04 pm, Marlier, Ian wrote:
My dual-installs of SuSE have all ended up with the Windows partition mounted somewhere in the linux directory tree. I think /windows/C but I'm not positive.
In any case, `mount` should show you if there's an NTFS or FAT partition mounted under /windows when you're booted into SuSE.
If not, take a look at fdisk -- `man fdisk` will give you usage info. That'll let you get a listing of the partitions on the drive.
Once you've got the Windows partition (/dev/hda#, most likely) you can use mkreiserfs to format the partition, mount it as /data (`mount -t reiser /dev/hda# /data`) and then fix the fstab file... BTW: Partition Magic 7 will not resize ReiserFS. I suggest that you boot a standalone Linux and use something like QTParted. On a few occasions I successfully resized Windows XP NTFS partitions.
You can use YaST to resize the Windows partition as long as it is unmounted. -- Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9
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