wmeler wrote:
wmeler wrote:
From a command line, how do I format the hard drive?
You don't format a hard drive. You format partition(s). Use fdisk or cfdisk or a number of other tools to create your desired partitioning. Then use mkfs or Partition Magic or a number of other tools to format the partitions you already created.
Is there a way to just ERASE the hard drive completely (and allow SuSE to repartition it, etc.)
Many. Several can be found on http://www.ultimatebootcd.com or from the maker of your hard drive. Usually, erasing isn't necessary. Simply deleting the partitions and then creating new ones generally accomplishes the intended result. There's no reason you can't create the partitioning you want prior to beginning your SuSE install.
so that when I insert the installation CDs everything will start from scratch? (Right now, when I try to install, things do not go well at all. It complains about some shared objects and gives a "segmentation fault.")
Sounds like you may have a defective CD. Did you md5sum the iso before burning it? -- "I place economy among the first and most important of republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared." President Thomas Jefferson Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/partitioningindex.html