[ltp] recovery partition

Christopher Sawtell linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 23 Jul 2005 11:45:48 +1200


On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 01:44, Florian Dorpmueller wrote:
> >If you removed the partition, then you have now like 4-6GB more, ain't
> > that great?
>
> How can I remove it?

On a R40 there is a BIOS setting which protects the restore partition or 
allows it to be seen by the host O/S. I enabled the partition, created a 
filesystem on it, and now it's my /home,

> What I have done so far is to insert a debian net install CD to boot with
> it and to let the installer format the whole disk. Can I assume that the
> recovery partition has been cleared or will it reside somewhere hidden?

IIRC, 'fdisk -l' will list it out if it is enabled.
Similarly 'cfdisk /dev/hda' will give you an over-view of the partitions.
Take care, you have to be the root use for these commands to work, and it 
possible to wreck havoc if you so desire. :-)

--
CS