Getting rid of Linux

Kenny Hitt kennyhitt at knology.net
Sat Oct 5 15:17:03 EDT 2002


You have to be root to do that.  Your prompt shows you are just a normal
user.

          Kenny
	  On Sat, Oct 05, 2002 at 11:54:30AM -0400, Sunfire wrote:
> $lilo -u
> invalid option or syntax error
> $lilo -U
> invalid option or syntax error
> $
> 
> ??????
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Geoff Shang" <gshang at uq.net.au>
> To: "Speakup List" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 7:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Getting rid of Linux
> 
> 
> > Hi:
> >
> > I've not used grub, but I'd guess it'd be a similar setup to lilo.  Go
> into
> > linux and take a look at the grub program help or the grub manpage.  There
> > should be a command that will allow you to uninstall grub.  With lilo,
> it's
> > 'lilo -u'.
> >
> > As for fdisc, you'll probably have to run the DOS version as I'd hate to
> > think what would happen if you ran it under Linux and deleted the linux
> > partitions out from under it.  I've only used it a few times so I can't
> > give you blow by blow instructions, but it's pretty straight forward.
> >
> > WARNING: DOS fdisc implements changes straight away, without needing you
> to
> > do a write before implementing your changes.  So you can't cancel later.
> > So make sure you want to do what you are about to do before typing it.
> >
> > Geoff.
> >
> >
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