Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 17:52:08 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM> To: Andrew Herdman <apollo@io.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: Formating a disk from scratch.... (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9508031717.D6667-0100000@kryten.atinc.com>
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On Thu, 3 Aug 1995, Andrew Herdman wrote: > I wish to totally format a disk from scratch. And I need to know the > steps on formating a disk entirly for FreeBSD from step 1. I don't want > to use the installer, as it wants to install software before it even > decides it wants to build the FS, besides i want to know how to do it by > hand. fdformat /dev/rfd0 disklabel -w -r /dev/rfd0 fd1440 newfs /dev/rfd0a > > Thanks > Andrew > > Jonathan M. Bresler jmb@kryten.atinc.com | Analysis & Technology, Inc. FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.Org | 2341 Jeff Davis Hwy play go. | Arlington, VA 22202 ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life | 703-418-2800 x346
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