At 03:40 PM 10/8/02, you wrote: > From a linux boot floppy type > >dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda > >it will run for a little while, and once done, your disk will be >completelly empty. Make sure /dev/hda is the disk you want to erase!
That's a little bit of overkill don't you think. All he needs to do is over write the master boot record. dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1 if you just want to remove something like lilo try dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=446 count=1 -- Mark Lane Hard Data Ltd. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Telephone: 01-780-456-9771 FAX: 01-780-456-9772 11060 - 166 Avenue Edmonton, AB, Canada T5X 1Y3 http://www.harddata.com/ --> Ask me about our Affordable Alpha Systems! <--
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