delete linux partition

[rajuvegesna]

Hi,

I have SuSE 10.1 installed in my Laptop. I have 3 partitions

ReiserFS, Primary, 10.18 GB
ReiserFS, 10.12 GB (Installed Linux)
Linux Swap 2.015 GB

other than windows partitions, now i want to delete 10.18 GB partition and want to merge with windows partitions. I have Acronis which i can use from windows, but doing so will effect in booting the linux. Please advice me the best way to handle this.

Thanks in advance!!

[scrarfussi]

in windows go to run type devmgmt.msc drives you can delete the partition from there and add it to your windows partition

[devils casper]

If you delete Linux Partition, you have to remove GRUB from MBR too.
Boot up from Windows Installation CD and select repair. Execute fixmbr. It will remove GRUB and GRUB Menu will not appear at startup. Windows will boot up by default.

Boot up Windows and delete partitions marked as Unknown from Disk Management Tool as suggested by scrarfussi.

[rajuvegesna]

I have deleted one of the linux partition through windows, i can still boot windows from GRUB and it works fine. When i boot to linux it is showing me an error that mounting an harddisk failes and cant able to login.

How can i fix this problem, i have linux swap and linux partion with root still exists.

All i need to do is to login to linux with out the home partition.

Thank you..

[vengeance]

well raju that's why devils_casper said u need to remove grub by putting in your windows cd and doing fixmbr that wud remove GRUB.afterwards put ur suse 10.2 cd/dvd and go to installation and then click on update next next next that wud bring your GRUB .now boot up in your opensuse sustem and login as root.
then edit the /etc/grub/menu.lst just add this entry to it

title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

[devils casper]

How can i fix this problem, i have linux swap and linux partion with root still exists.

what was in deleted Partition? I thought you were planing to remove Linux completely from HD.

[vengeance]

nah i think he just needs more space for windows but still removing grub wud b necessary otherwise i think he wud have to edit /etc/fstab

[devils casper]

SuSe creates /home partition by default and if deleted partition was /home, SuSe will not boot. GRUB Menu is appearing, it means, / (root) partition is safe.
There is no need to remove GRUB now. We have to find out what was in deleted Partition.

[vengeance]

thnx for clearing that doubt but luks like his /home is gone so he wud have 2 go for the repair or update option in opensuse dvd

[rajuvegesna]

Sorry, i have deleted the linux partition before devils_casper's first message.

devils_casper is right actually, when i install linux first time it took 3 partitions, 1st for root, 2nd for home, 3rd for swap. Now i dont want home partition any more so i have deleted that partition, actually there is no data init excepet the default folders from linux home.

so thats why i can boot from GRUB but cant enter into linux becase of the deleted partion.

i hope this is clear now, so what would be the next move..

thanks in advance...