Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 17:54:52 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> Cc: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dd (to erase disk) from emergency holographic shell Message-ID: <20091206175452.GA70483@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <20091206173920.GA76707@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20091206173431.GA70391@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091206173920.GA76707@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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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
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