Re: How to start clean install again?
> Jay O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>What's the best way to erase an installation of FreeBSD >>completely from a HD and start over? I'm installing 4.10 >>from am ISO CD, and it installs fine. However, I would >>like to start over from scratch and it "remembers" some >>of what was on the HD from the last install. If I were >>in Windows/DOS I would just "format C:" but that doesn't >>seem to be an option here. > Bill Moran wrote: > During the reinstall, when it comes time to slice the disk with fdisk, > simply delete the previous slice and recreate it. That will blow away > anything that existed before. > Andras Kende wrote: > Boot from CD as usual > When displaying the hard disk with FreeBSD slice click on Delete key... > Then just recreate the partition as before... > Bill, Andras: Thanks, that does the job. Much appreciated. Jay ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How to start clean install again?
Jay O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's the best way to erase an installation of FreeBSD > completely from a HD and start over? I'm installing 4.10 > from am ISO CD, and it installs fine. However, I would > like to start over from scratch and it "remembers" some > of what was on the HD from the last install. If I were > in Windows/DOS I would just "format C:" but that doesn't > seem to be an option here. During the reinstall, when it comes time to slice the disk with fdisk, simply delete the previous slice and recreate it. That will blow away anything that existed before. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: How to start clean install again?
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jay O'Brien Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 8:21 PM To: FreeBSD - questions Subject: How to start clean install again? What's the best way to erase an installation of FreeBSD completely from a HD and start over? I'm installing 4.10 from am ISO CD, and it installs fine. However, I would like to start over from scratch and it "remembers" some of what was on the HD from the last install. If I were in Windows/DOS I would just "format C:" but that doesn't seem to be an option here. Jay O'Brien Rio Linda, CA USA ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Jay, Boot from CD as usual at When displaying the hard disk with FreeBSD slice click on Delete key... Then just recreate the partition as before... Andras Kende http://www.kende.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
How to start clean install again?
What's the best way to erase an installation of FreeBSD completely from a HD and start over? I'm installing 4.10 from am ISO CD, and it installs fine. However, I would like to start over from scratch and it "remembers" some of what was on the HD from the last install. If I were in Windows/DOS I would just "format C:" but that doesn't seem to be an option here. Jay O'Brien Rio Linda, CA USA ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
