Well, you can format the drive during the install of Debian. All you'd need is Penguin-19 (68k equiv of Boot X), a kernel image, and the root.bin available from the site. Get into the installer, run through the first steps, and get to the formatting the drive part. After that you can just select the reboot and go from there.
On the other hand, Linux is a lot of fun ;) Set up yet another Mac, a Quadra 605, with it yesterday ;) Scott Holder -----Original Message----- From: Quadlist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Sque Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 11:41 AM To: Quadlist Subject: Re: Resuscitating an ST15150N Power macs use bootx so I guess the format function is complied into the install.kernel. I have Debian 2.2, I should have a look at how it works on a 68k. Installing linux seems alot just to find if a hdd is good or bad, I was hoping Craig might find a installer that would zero the drive for him without the need of a linux install. If the machine is a 68k mac, there's no other macs and no access to a wintel box with a scsi card you may, as a last resort install a 68k linux to use another set of tools just to format the disk. Fun for a rainy afternoon. :) -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
