Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 13:59:34 -0500 From: jacks@sage-american.com To: Rob Zietlow <Zietlow@berbee.com>, Questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Lowlevel format Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20011027135934.00fa6e38@mail.sage-american.com> In-Reply-To: <200110271845.f9RIjRu22977@berbee.com>
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On most BIOS, there is an existing utility in the setup that can be accessed during bootup by pressing the key(s) indicated.... At 01:45 PM 10.27.2001 -0500, Rob Zietlow wrote: >Anyone familar with a utility that will perform a low level format on a hard >disk before an install? I believe that I am having issues with my hard disk >and I would like to give this a try. 5 times I have installed and gotten 5 >different sefaults when I try to run make buildworld, but install make >buildworld works fine on another spare computer around the house, so I am >pretty sure it isn't anything with cvsup. > >I did a search on google and only found things for making low level >formatting a floppy disk, or utilities to make a disk in windows. Any help >would be appreciated. > >Rob > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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