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.
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2. Yes, It's fine. As long as you can recover from the CD's
3. question 1's answer. or get gparted/partitionmagic -
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. -
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. -
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.
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The recovery partitions will be recreated if you restore using the discs you burnt. -
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.
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Why are you even needing to run Ubuntu on 10 GB ?
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.
Recovery Parttion and Ubuntu
Discussion in 'HP' started by bluecougar, Mar 5, 2007.