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Date:      Thu, 11 Mar 1999 23:19:30 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
To:        mannix@eoni.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: *roar*
Message-ID:  <199903120419.XAA07763@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
In-Reply-To: <001a01be6beb$facd55c0$736cb4cd@default> from Tyson Dougherty at "Mar 11, 99 06:21:21 pm"

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Tyson Dougherty wrote,
> The harddrive I installed fbsd on is not recognized with 'fdisk' anymore.

'fdisk' from within FreeBSD or 'fdisk' from DOS? Or...

> /dev/hdb I cannot reformat.

That is not a FreeBSD device. Are you using Linux? Why are you asking
us then? Are you asking about 'fdisk' form Linux?

> It's got a fbsd label.  Why??  

It has a FreeBSD label because you installed FreeBSD on it. At least
that is what you told us.

> I just want to
> wipe the drive clean, like new.  How do I rid it of all fbsd?

Put something else over it.

> I have a new HD for fbsd and I need to clear this one up.  Thanks,

You don't need to clear it up unless you are planning to put something
over the old FreeBSD stuff. I think your question might be better
directed towards whatever you are trying to clobber this drive with.
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@home.com


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