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Re: [suse-ham-e] Formatting a HDD Under Linux
- From: <robertc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 05:19:32 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <Springmail.0994.1031980760.0.80773800@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Doc,
See the HowTo at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO.html for
the formatting info. However, since there is not (that I know of ) an
equivalent to the /s my opinion is to just reinstall SuSE 8.0 from the CDs and
let it repartition/format the disk for you. Even in Windows you have to
reinstall most of the OS from the CD since /s only makes the disk bootable.
Only in the "good ole days" of DOS did /s do something really useful!
Hope this helps.
73,
Robert
WB4DHC/DL4GRC
Friedrichshafen Germany
On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 20:12:02 -0400 doc <kd4e@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I cannot recall how to do the DOS equivalent of
> formatting
> a hard disk drive.
>
> I have sold an older PC with SuSE 8.0 and need
> to do the
> equivalent of a "format /s c:" to get my stuff
> off it and to provide
> him with a clean start.
>
> Thanks! doc
>
>
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See the HowTo at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO.html for
the formatting info. However, since there is not (that I know of ) an
equivalent to the /s my opinion is to just reinstall SuSE 8.0 from the CDs and
let it repartition/format the disk for you. Even in Windows you have to
reinstall most of the OS from the CD since /s only makes the disk bootable.
Only in the "good ole days" of DOS did /s do something really useful!
Hope this helps.
73,
Robert
WB4DHC/DL4GRC
Friedrichshafen Germany
On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 20:12:02 -0400 doc <kd4e@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I cannot recall how to do the DOS equivalent of
> formatting
> a hard disk drive.
>
> I have sold an older PC with SuSE 8.0 and need
> to do the
> equivalent of a "format /s c:" to get my stuff
> off it and to provide
> him with a clean start.
>
> Thanks! doc
>
>
> --
> To unsubscribe, e-mail:
> suse-ham-e-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx
> For additional commands, e-mail:
> suse-ham-e-help@xxxxxxxx
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>
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