From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Oct 23 17:45: 5 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A7BB37B401 for ; Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:45:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sage-one.net (adsl-65-71-135-137.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [65.71.135.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8750443E3B for ; Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:44:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jackstone@sage-one.net) Received: from sagea (sagea [192.168.0.3]) by sage-one.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g9O0iTj10140; Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:44:31 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jackstone@sage-one.net) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20021023194429.00e357f8@mail.sage-one.net> X-Sender: jackstone@mail.sage-one.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:44:29 -0500 To: Ross Lippert , JoeB From: "Jack L. Stone" Subject: Re: trying to get a fresh install Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20021023171119.B6258@eskimo.eskimo.com> References: <20021023165019.B4810@eskimo.eskimo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 05:11 PM 10.23.2002 -0700, Ross Lippert wrote: >I don't have an msdos disk. I have no windows or msdos at home. > > >-r >On Wednesday, 23 October 2002 at 20:04:12 -0400, JoeB wrote: >> Use msdos fdisk, repartition disk and format it. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Ross >> Lippert >> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 7:50 PM >> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >> Subject: trying to get a fresh install >> >> Hi. >> >> I'm trying to make a fresh install on a computer which had >> 4.6 on it (installing 4.7) and for some reason, although the >> NEWFS=Y in every row of the disklabel dialog, I am seeing clear >> signs that sysinstall is reading my old /var/db/pkg info among >> other things. >> >> This indicates to me that the newfs was somehow incomplete. It >> is certainly possible that the disklabel partitions are just >> identicle enough that it would line up correctly. I do find it >> very disconcerting that this happens. >> >> How do I get newfs "for real"? This is an ugly mess. >> >> >> -r >> Just go back into /stand/sysinstall and "D" delete the whole slice. "W" to write, then exit out back to the console. Reload /stand/sysinstall and then "A" for all of the disk. "Q" and go to Label Editor..... That should do it with a clean wipe..... no msdos needed.... Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator SageOne Net http://www.sage-one.net jackstone@sage-one.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message