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    Recovery Parttion and Ubuntu

    Discussion in 'HP' started by bluecougar, Mar 5, 2007.

  1. bluecougar

    bluecougar Notebook Enthusiast

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    I want to format my recovery partition and install Ubuntu on it. I have the HP recovery CD's (not the ones burned by the PC recovery application but the ones that come with the system).

    1. How do I go about accomplishing this?
    2. Is it safe to delete the recovery partition if you have the CD's?
    3. How do I format the drive?

    Thanks in advance.
     
  2. gusto5

    gusto5 Notebook Deity

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    1. You can use ubuntu's formatting capabilites during the install
    2. Yes, It's fine. As long as you can recover from the CD's
    3. question 1's answer. or get gparted/partitionmagic
     
  3. dagamer34

    dagamer34 Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Here's what I'd do:

    1) BACK UP THE PARTITION!
    2) Then do stuff

    Because it's going to be rather annoying to get it back. I know HP has some disks for recovery, but all intents and purposes, never depend on something made by a company to work 100% of the time. :p
     
  4. Turbonetdis

    Turbonetdis Notebook Consultant

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    1. ubuntu's partitioner during install is GParted so use that

    2. If you are not sure, just leave that recovery partition there. It is only 5-6gbs.
     
  5. bluecougar

    bluecougar Notebook Enthusiast

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    The partition is actually 10GB, that is why I want to get rid of it. Just to recap on the comments:

    1. I will install Ubuntu and use it's partitioner to get rid of Hp's recovery partition.
    2. I should be fine with out the HP partition.

    Thanks,
     
  6. chrixx

    chrixx Product Specialist NBR Reviewer

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    Why don't you install Ubuntu first (you will be given the option to mount the recovery partition. I didn't mount it nor did I format it because if you mount it, it will see that as a Windows drive and try to boot Windows XP off it). After that, when I'm completely certain I no longer need the recovery partition (when all discs have been burned), I booted into Windows, use the HP Backup and Recovery program to remove the recovery partition. It then leaves the space as free, which you can then merge into any of your existing partitions using GParted.
    The recovery partitions will be recreated if you restore using the discs you burnt.
     
  7. Turbonetdis

    Turbonetdis Notebook Consultant

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    What you can do is do a recovery once to make sure the discs work, after that just delete the partition or do what chrixx said.
     
  8. mysterie

    mysterie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Why are you even needing to run Ubuntu on 10 GB ? :D I ran it fine on 1 GB. But then I also messed up my MBR and lost my ability to use Quickplay without booting, *sigh* but that was a whole another can of worms.