On Sat, 2006-05-06 at 12:52 +1000, Ben Donohue wrote: > well you could low-level format it. > this always used to have to be done but is rare these days. > first low-level format, partition, high level format eg. ext3. > however it will definitely wipe everything off the disk. > you should be able pick up one off the net for free. > i've used these many times. > Ben >
Another option is to try using toms bootdisk or the knoppix livecd and fdisk to rebuild the partition tables and work up from there. -- James Purser Producer/Presenter - Linux Australia Update http://james.k-sit.com - My Blog http://k-sit.com - My IT Consultancy http://localfoss.org - LA Update Podcast, LUG Roundup and more Skype: purserj1977 SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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