From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 6 17:54:56 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A158E106566C for ; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 17:54:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirj.bris.ac.uk (dirj.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.78]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EA518FC08 for ; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 17:54:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from seis.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.93]) by dirj.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NHLJt-0001qj-EH; Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:54:55 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241]) by seis.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1NHLJs-0004ni-FG; Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:54:53 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nB6Hsqgv070495; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 17:54:52 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nB6HsqL3070494; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 17:54:52 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bristol.ac.uk using -f Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 17:54:52 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: Jerry McAllister Message-ID: <20091206175452.GA70483@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20091206173431.GA70391@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091206173920.GA76707@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091206173920.GA76707@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Spam-Score: -4.4 X-Spam-Level: ---- Cc: Anton Shterenlikht , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dd (to erase disk) from emergency holographic shell X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:54:56 -0000 On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 12:39:20PM -0500, Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 05:34:31PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > > I need to erase all of my fbsd disk. > > I booted the installation cd, launched > > Emergency Holographic Shell, but > > cannot find any command, except rm and pwd. > > The holograqphic shell is not the one you want. > You want the Fixit. I thought these are identical things. In the sysinstall menu I chose "Fixit", and in the following menu I chose "Start an Emergency Holographic Shell". Is this not it? Or do I need to prepare a separate Fixit CD or floppy? I was under the impression I've used this holo shell before, but can't remember how now. many thanks anton -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423