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Multiple OS Environment with RH Linux 7.

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by minhajlk 1 view

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Hi,

I have a Pentium II 233 with 196 MB RAM, 30 GB HDD (ATA 33) with 4 partitions. 1) Windows ME 2) Windows 2000 pro 3) Data 4) Red Hat Linux 7.2. All the operating system has a partition of 4GB.

I installing Red Had Linux 7.2 in 4th partition(no Swap partition) and GRUB as the boot loader. RHL 7.2 and all the other operating system are working just fine. However, Windows Me and Win2K pro is very slow especially the graphic softwares and VCD players (Which worked fine before the RHL 7.2 and GRUB installation). Also I can't run a scandisk using MS Scandisk or Norton Scandisk.

1) I want to know why I can't run a scandisk. If there is a work around solution, how do I do it.
2) How to uninstall RHL 7.2 and GRUB.
3) Why is my Windows OS environment is slow and how to revert it back to its normal speed with RHL 7.2 and GRUB still active in 4th partition.

Regards,

Minhaj.

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by arunsolomon

Dear minhaj

The answer to your questions in the order asked

1. you have not mentioned what partition to scan using MS-scandisk or norton scandisk, are you not able to scan FAT32 or NTFS partiions using MS-scandisk or not able to scan LINUX ext2 partition, if linux U cannot do it cos NT does not understand ext2 filesystems, pls mention the type of filesystems in your 4 partitions

2. check the man page for grub to uninstall GRUB from MBR and then fdisk and remove your 4th partition

3. when U install Linux it does not in any way affect the performance of any other OS present in the Hard Disk, uninstall Linux and you will see the same performance in your MS-Windows

Warm Regards

Arun Solomon

by dhaval_thakker

The answers are in the order :

1. Using MS-Scandisk you can scan the FAT or
NTFS filesystems no the ext2 filesystem.
For scanning the linux ext2 filesystem boot
the linux in the init 1 mode means single user
mode and run the command
fsck /dev/hda#
here # will be the partition name on which
you installed the linux.

Now,For Norton Scandisk problem.
When you scan using it , it will identify linux
as virus because it has changed the Master Boot
Record. So at that time you give it no change
otherwise it will fix the MBR and you will not be
able to boot linux.

2.For unistalling the GRUB you run command in windows
fdisk /mbr
and you will be able to get the previous MBR .
Now for recovering the space use partition magic
and format it as fat or any filesystem you want.

3.when you install Linux it does not affect the performance of any other OS present in the Hard Disk.

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