I believe I will try this option, Umarz. I don't think I need the Clonezilla as ME comes with two re-install disks and I am fairly certain everything on the disk is not necessary. I thank you for your response.
On Apr 17, 10:45 pm, Umarzuki Mochlis <[email protected]> wrote: > 1. Try cloning the whole disk with Clonezilla just in case > 2. Wipe the whole disk with: > $ dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda > > if the disk is /dev/sda > > 2009/4/18 harryfoot <[email protected]> > > > > > > > Hello penguins, > > I have a problem with a Windows ME box, (eMachine T3100). I have been > > hunkered over this box for the last 2.5 days. At first I wanted to > > restore ME. No dice. Then, seeing as the box only has a CD-rom (R+RW) > > I attempted installing TurboLinux to no availing success. The only > > LIVE CD i have (Ubuntu Feisty Fawn) is my only hope to liberate this > > machine (because it's all I've got on CD which meets my criteria. Ergo > > it allows the box to function with a graphical user interface8^) > > > No matter how long I leave the computer to it's own devices of > > installing Feisty it simply can't/won't completely overwrite the > > filing system of this unholy union of Emachines hardware & Windows ME > > software. > > > If anyone can assist me in systematic removal of the data on the the > > hard drive & THEN applying this version Ubuntu (see above) to this > > machine, your name shall be held in high esteem. > > > Thx Lx Grp > > Harry > > -- > Regards, > > Umarzuki Mochlishttp://gameornot.net --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
