From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 6 18:49:14 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 DB409106566C for ; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 18:49:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirg.bris.ac.uk (dirg.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95A368FC17 for ; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 18:49:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from isis.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.63]) by dirg.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NHMAR-0004Hm-JM for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:49:13 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241]) by isis.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1NHMAQ-0006p6-Hh for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:49:11 +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 nB6InA3O070778 for ; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 18:49:10 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 nB6InABu070777 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 18:49:10 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 18:49:10 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20091206184910.GA70763@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20091206173431.GA70391@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091206173920.GA76707@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20091206175452.GA70483@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091206175452.GA70483@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Spam-Score: -5.0 X-Spam-Level: ----- Subject: Solved: 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 18:49:14 -0000 On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 05:54:52PM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > 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. I burned a separate livefs CD, launched Fixit from there. sorry for the bother -- 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