Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:53:12 -1000 From: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Loading 10.0 on old HD Message-ID: <5303F268.6040804@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <20140218231900.012a5185.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <5303D64D.8040504@hdk5.net> <20140218231900.012a5185.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:53:17 -1000, Al Plant wrote: >> Aloha, >> >> Where can I find a "how to on" loading the new 10.0 Freebsd onto a HD >> which already has a previous version of 9* 8* 7* or Windows on it. >> >> There is an error I think from the old boot loader from the original OS >> on there. >> >> Error: >> >> init >> The process stops with: >> /bin/sh ON /etc/rc >> >> Then goes to single usr mode: >> How can I clean the disk from whatever is stopping the process of >> loading the new Loader and OS 10.0 >> >> I have 7 of these HD's I have tried. >> >> Thanks.. any help appreciated. > > Delete the first part of the disk (overwrite with null bytes), > for example using the 10.0 installation CD shell or a Linux > from disk (e. g. tomsrtbt): > > # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/da0 bs=1k count=1000 > > This erases the 1st MB of the disk. Any boot loader should be > gone now. As you're going to do a fresh install (if I read your > question correctly), this doesn't matter. The remaining garbage > on the disk isn't associated to a partition or OS anymore, so > you can create the new partitions you need and install the OS > without paying attention to what has been on the disk before. > > Check "dmesg" output to verify which device name is associated > to the disk in question. > ########## Thanks Poly and BJ. I'll try the suggestions. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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