Bhaskar _ wrote:
Hi,
I have Windows XP and FC5 installed on my machine, and use GRUB to
boot. GRUB configuration file sits on /boot/grub as recommended by the
book I used for installation. I now want to format my C drive where my
Windows OS sits and clean install XP. Could you please tell me about
things I should watch out for so that I don't screw up my Linux
partition? Would a default install suffice or should I make sure some
options are set differently when I install Windows?
Just trying to be careful. Thanks for your help.
-Bhaskar
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My 'fdisk -l' output looks like this:
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 2550 20482843+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sda2 2551 19456 135797445 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 2551 5100 20482843+ e W95 FAT16 (LBA)
/dev/sda6 5101 5113 104391 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 5114 8937 30716248+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 8938 9574 5116671 83 Linux
/dev/sda9 9575 10211 5116671 83 Linux
/dev/sda10 10212 19456 74260431 8e Linux LVM
Disk /dev/dm-0: 74.9 GB, 74994155520 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9117 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk /dev/dm-0 doesn't contain a valid partition table
Disk /dev/dm-1: 1006 MB, 1006632960 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 122 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk /dev/dm-1 doesn't contain a valid partition table
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I do not understand all the windows partitions and really don't like the
Linux LVM, but the only problem you will have is that Windows will write
it's boot message on top of grubs and ruin it.
You will have to use your F7 DVD as a rescue system and re-put grub on
top of the windows one. Read info grub...
Karl
