Deleting Linux partition

[rsboehner]

Does anyone know how to delete the linux partition without loading Linux? I'm using Mandrake 7.2 and when I try to boot it up, I keep getting an error message: "kernel panic unable to mount root fs on 03:06" and cannot continue past that point. I'm running a triple boot 98, 2k, and Mandrake and had a problem with a disappearing partition, so I'm trying to reinstall everything and resize the partitions in the process. I cannot delete all the extended dos partition until I remove the linux partitions within it, can anyone help me out?

[FoBoT]

you are using fdisk and it won't delete?
try this
http://www.users.intercom.com/~ranish/part/

it will delete those pesky linux partitions as well as ntfs partitions that fdisk can't handle

[Strike]

You can still boot into Linux if you made a bootdisk. You did make a BOOTDISK DIDN'T YOU?!? http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/mad.gif

I think if I ever make a Linux distro that I will make it required that you make at least 2 copies of a bootdisk, and that the system would periodically check for its existence by locking you out of the system until you used it....

Oh... </rant>

[Evil Jeff]

I think he means that he has deleted his linux partition but he still has lilo/grub on his mbr and can't boot to whatever other os he is using.

You need to use the boot disk from whatever other os you're using and fix the mbr to the default boot sector that your os uses. If it's winduhs, try fixmbr or fdisk -mbr (I think).

Evil Jeff
www.hellincorporated.com (http://www.hellincorporated.com)

[mdwatts]

If you want to remove lilo/grub from the MBR, boot from a dos/Win9x boot disk that contains fdisk and run 'fdisk /mbr'.