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Name: jake1025 Date: April 9, 2004 at 14:20:41 Pacific OS: suse 9.0pro CPU/Ram: 800/128
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linux is really sucking and i want to get rid of it. im trying to install win98. i put the win98 cd in and it said that there was a partition error and couldn't format. i already deleted all of my partitions with fdisk but i still get this message in the win98 installer. is there a command within linux that will format the hard drive? please help!
Name: taurus Date: April 9, 2004 at 15:45:11 Pacific
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Sounds like a personal problem to me! Why don't you ask that question in the Windows 9.x forum since you just claimed from another post that Linux (SUSE) is a waste of time...
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Response Number 2
Name: Jake Date: April 9, 2004 at 16:05:37 Pacific
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In Linux, you would do:
fdisk /dev/hda [enter] o [enter] w [enter] [reboot]
Then partition with the installer of the new OS.
/dev/hda is the primary master, but that's a safe assumption because I don't think you can install 9x on any other hard drive.
Too bad you killed Linux, because I know there are situations DOS fdisk simply can't deal with. I think you found one of them.
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Response Number 3
Name: jake1025 Date: April 9, 2004 at 17:52:48 Pacific
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thanks and sry if i sounded hatefull i guess linux is too smart for me
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Response Number 4
Name: eishv Date: April 10, 2004 at 02:09:29 Pacific
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It's worth getting to know.
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Response Number 5
Name: OtheHill Date: April 12, 2004 at 21:40:33 Pacific
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jake
Download and use Delpart. This utility will delete any partition. After that use fdisk or fdisk64, as the case may be to create new partition(s). Find Delpart and fdisk64 at radified.com
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Response Number 6
Name: howagood Date: April 16, 2004 at 09:58:43 Pacific
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Jake,
Have you tried this? Pop the W98 install diskette into the floppy disk drive and reboot the machine. If necessary specify the floppy as the first boot device in the BIOS. Boot up the machine on the floppy. At the A:\> prompt type fdisk /mbr. Press Enter. That should blow away any residue still on the master boot record of the hard drive. hoWard
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