Hi folks,
wanted to install siduction on my drive, yet no more partition free.
Allocation as follows:
sda1 - SYSTEM_DRV
sda2 - Windows7_OS
sda3 - Lenovo_Recovery
sda4 - Aptosid
Is it possible to delete system_drv without any harm?
Hardware Lenovo R500 and grub2. Sadly my wife needs win for just one app that ain't run in linux.
Thanks in advance
thomas
QuoteIs it possible to delete system_drv without any harm?
No, then your windows is gone.
System_drv partition is the Lenovo factory recovery partition and is probably about 1.17gb in size, it contains the boot files required for windows 7 to boot. If you delete it, windows 7 will not be able to boot.
I had this in my notes and I think I got it from
www.sevenforums.com you can search the forums for more info or just use google
1) Make a system repair disk (not the R&R disk). I think you can make it from the Backup restore console.
System Repair Disc - Create
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html?ltr=S
Alternatively, you can download a copy from Download Windows 7 System Recovery Discs — The NeoSmart Files.
http://systemdiscs.com/?utm_source=neosmart&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=Win7_Recovery
The above is no longer free (The NeoSmart Files)
2) In Disk Management, mark the Windows 7 partition active by right clicking on it. Reboot.
3) On reboot, you'll get an error. Insert your repair disk and do a startup repair.
Startup Repair
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html
You may need to run Startup repair upto 3 times.
That should fix the boot and make windows boot up properly.
After that, you should be able to delete the system_drv partition. When you go back to Disk managemrnt, system_drv partition would no longer be labelled SYSTEM or ACTIVE.
Just make the 4th partition "Extended" type, and then make your logical partitions inside that. So you could have (for example):
sda1 - SYSTEM_DRV
sda2 - Windows7_OS
sda3 - Lenovo_Recovery
sda4 - {Extended}
sda5 "/" aptosid
sda6 swap
sda7 "/home"
BUT -- Use the Windows 7 "disk manager" utility to shrink the Win 7 partition first, NOT Gparted! After you do that, then you can use GParted to make the 4th partition.
EDIT: --- Upppps, sorry Piper!
thanks to you guys,
that's what I've feared.
@piper
yesterday I googled as well sevenforums and found two threads describing the defenitely nonbooting of windows.
@dibl
that was my configuration before on previous laptop. Your hint with disk manager hasn't worked for me when I installed sidux year ago, so I'd used gparted and second or third attempt did the job.
greetz
thomas