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Re: [PLUG] reformatting a disk
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The easiest way to do it without requiring additional software is to start
the redhat install, go up to the point where you can create or delete
partitions, delete them all and then just reboot at this point instead of
continuing the installation.
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Michelle Weber
umweber@mcs.drexel.edu
On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Michael Whitman wrote:
> What should i use to totally reformat a hard disk on which i have installed
> LILO and RH linux. I tried to use DOS fdisk on a bootable floppy, but it
> didn't seem to be able to do anything with the linux partitions. I tried
> to install NT 4 ... and upon reboot it just hangs with a cursor and 'LI'
> (LILO remains?). My goal here is to totally purge the hard drive and do a
> fresh install of linux, and i would like to do it from a bootable
> floppy. The RH install program doesn't seem to give me the option to do a
> total reformat.
>
>
> Michael P. Whitman
> Programmer
> LAW.com
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> mailto:michaelw@palawnet.com
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