Best way to remove windows from my system?

[skupin]

i have 3 HDs (see text below post), as you can see windows is in sda; sdb is a disk i used to have windows installed in , the boot loaders usually believe there is a win7 installation here but that isnt the case anymore. Finally, ubuntu is installed in sdc.

Basically what i want to do is to format the windows partition to have it as my backup disk, and format the 1TB hd and use it as home, after that i guess i'll have to fix the mbr.

Can some one please explain to me how to do this? this is the first time i feel like ditching windows all together, please help me.




Boot Info Script 0.61 [1 April 2012]


============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================

=> Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 1 of
the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks
in partition 94 for .
=> Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks at sector 1 of
the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks
in partition 94 for .
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc.

sda1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe

sdb1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD

sdc1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 13.10
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab

sdc2: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sdc5: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sda1 * 2,048 976,771,071 976,769,024 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS


Drive: sdb __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sdb1 * 2,048 1,953,521,663 1,953,519,616 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS


Drive: sdc __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sdc: 640.1 GB, 640135028736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77825 cylinders, total 1250263728 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sdc1 2,048 1,233,504,255 1,233,502,208 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 1,233,506,302 1,250,263,039 16,756,738 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 1,233,506,304 1,250,263,039 16,756,736 82 Linux swap / Solaris


"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 96F4F348F4F3295F ntfs Windows7
/dev/sdb1 B636E7F836E7B80F ntfs Akruin
/dev/sdc1 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735 ext4
/dev/sdc5 d83492d5-75ec-4bc1-be30-9ff4d44593fa swap

================================ Mount points: =================================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sdc1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)


=========================== sdc1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}

function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd2,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd2,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd2,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci2,msdos1 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=1920x1080
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
set gfxpayload="${1}"
if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then
set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
else
set vt_handoff=
fi
}
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
export linux_gfx_mode
menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd2,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd2,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd2,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci2,msdos1 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
fi
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-15-generic root=UUID=928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735 ro quiet splash reboot=bios $vt_handoff
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-15-generic
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735' {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.11.0-15-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.11.0-15-generic-advanced-928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd2,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd2,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd2,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci2,msdos1 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.11.0-15-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-15-generic root=UUID=928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735 ro quiet splash reboot=bios $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-15-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.11.0-15-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.11.0-15-generic-recovery-928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735' {
recordfail
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd2,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd2,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd2,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci2,msdos1 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.11.0-15-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-15-generic root=UUID=928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735 ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-15-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.11.0-12-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.11.0-12-generic-advanced-928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd2,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd2,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd2,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci2,msdos1 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.11.0-12-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic root=UUID=928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735 ro quiet splash reboot=bios $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-12-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.11.0-12-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.11.0-12-generic-recovery-928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735' {
recordfail
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd2,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd2,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd2,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci2,msdos1 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.11.0-12-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic root=UUID=928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735 ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-12-generic
}
}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry 'Memory test (memtest86+)' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd2,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd2,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd2,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci2,msdos1 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
fi
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry 'Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd2,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd2,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd2,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci2,msdos1 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735
fi
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry 'Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-96F4F348F4F3295F' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 96F4F348F4F3295F
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 96F4F348F4F3295F
fi
chainloader +1
}
menuentry 'Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sdb1)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-B636E7F836E7B80F' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='hd1,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd1,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,msdos1 B636E7F836E7B80F
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root B636E7F836E7B80F
fi
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=============================== sdc1/etc/fstab: ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# / was on /dev/sdc1 during installation
UUID=928611ef-7fe1-4d22-b008-ff546bf31735 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdc5 during installation
UUID=d83492d5-75ec-4bc1-be30-9ff4d44593fa none swap sw 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sdc1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)


=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================

cat: /tmp/BootInfo-b1Sb3zCR/Tmp_Log: No such file or directory

[Bucky Ball]

That's an old output. Are you positive it still accurately reflects what you have?

Boot from the LiveCD, launch Gparted, erase the Windows installs, open a terminal and:


sudo grub-install /dev/sda

... should work. If not, use Boot Repair.

You will then need to research how to migrate your /home directory to its own /home partition and that might be the stuff of another thread (although there are a lot of how-tos available regarding this).

There are a couple of ways of going about this. One is to copy your /home directory folders to a /data partition, delete the original /home directories and replace them with symlinks to the /data partition, for instance /data/Documents, etc.

Symlinks work like this:


ln -s 'location to link to' 'name of symlink'

So if you want the symlink /home/<username>/Documents to the /data/Documents partition, simply:


ln -s /data/Documents /home/<username>/Documents

[skupin]

Thanks for the answer, the output is fresh, this ubuntu install is not older than a week, and yes, i found tutorials on how to migrate the home folder.

(Edit: For now i know how to do it, i just feel sleepy, is late here, tomorrow i will post how i did it in case others want to do something like this)

[Bucky Ball]

Sorry. I mistook this:


1 April 2012

... for the date of your output. It probably refers to the date/version of bootinfo.script. ;)

PS:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=move+%2Fhome+directory+to+%2Fhome+partition+ubu ntu