RE: reformatting old NTFS part on Mandrake

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2nd Lt Icydemon

On 2005-05-01 10:38:35, flamebalrog wrote
>On 2005-05-01 03:41:05, FantaSy wrote
>>Hey,
>>
>>I used to have Windows on my Laptop but I installed Mandrake afterwards. I deleted Windows some time ago but kept the NTFS partition to save my data. I'd like to remove everything now of that partition and reformat it to linux ext whatever so I can use it as Disk Space for Mandrake (NTFS isn't writable appearantly on Linux). I reformatted the disk using harddrake but it doesn't allow me to reformat it, it's says everything went fine but still it stays NTFS (the remounting worked though). Is there an alternative method (command line preferably)?
>>
>>Rgrdz,
>>- Ciri
>
>Use cfdisk (or fdisk [1]) to modify the partition's type (from NTFS to ext2/3, or whatever you want) or to delete and recreate it (modifying should be ok).
>Then, use mkfs (or mkfs.ext2 or mke2fs, etc) to create a filesystem on it (the actual formating).
>
>Does it help ?
>
>[1] : linux version of course

The best method is to delete and recreate the partition (because modifiying might not work at all times).

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reformatting old NTFS part on Mandrake - Cpt FantaSy 2005-05-01 03:41:05
- RE: reformatting old NTFS part on Mandrake - Tr flamebalrog 2005-05-01 10:38:35
  - >RE: reformatting old NTFS part on Mandrake - 2nd Lt Icydemon 2005-05-01 12:52:27 <
    - RE: reformatting old NTFS part on Mandrake - Gen Asmodai 2005-05-02 08:01:08
      - RE: reformatting old NTFS part on Mandrake - 2nd Lt Icydemon 2005-05-02 12:46:24
        I the exact same problem atm - nt - Cpt FantaSy 2005-05-03 18:18:55
        RE: The only cure (i've ever found) - 2nd Lt Icydemon 2005-05-03 21:52:27
        thanks a lot, it worked! =) - nt - Cpt FantaSy 2005-05-04 01:06:08
        have * - nt - Cpt FantaSy 2005-05-03 18:19:24
        Maybe... - Tr flamebalrog 2005-05-02 20:20:36
        RE: Maybe... - 2nd Lt Icydemon 2005-05-02 23:48:17

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Message:	On 2005-05-01 12:52:27, Icydemon wrote >On 2005-05-01 10:38:35, flamebalrog wrote >>On 2005-05-01 03:41:05, FantaSy wrote >>>Hey, >>> >>>I used to have Windows on my Laptop but I installed Mandrake afterwards. I deleted Windows some time ago but kept the NTFS partition to save my data. I'd like to remove everything now of that partition and reformat it to linux ext whatever so I can use it as Disk Space for Mandrake (NTFS isn't writable appearantly on Linux). I reformatted the disk using harddrake but it doesn't allow me to reformat it, it's says everything went fine but still it stays NTFS (the remounting worked though). Is there an alternative method (command line preferably)? >>> >>>Rgrdz, >>>- Ciri >> >>Use cfdisk (or fdisk [1]) to modify the partition's type (from NTFS to ext2/3, or whatever you want) or to delete and recreate it (modifying should be ok). >>Then, use mkfs (or mkfs.ext2 or mke2fs, etc) to create a filesystem on it (the actual formating). >> >>Does it help ? >> >>[1] : linux version of course > >The best method is to delete and recreate the partition (because modifiying might not work at all times).
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