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Try,

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/DISKDEVICE bs=1 count=1

(for DISKDEVICE e.g. use 'rsd0' for SCSI disk 0 etc.) 

Be carful - or you'll nuke a valid disk with data on it! - for more info see
Doug's 'Formatting Media for use with FreeBSD' guide at:

http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/diskformat/

Regards,

Karl Pielorz

support@coolnet.net wrote:
> 
> is ther a way to reset the disklabeling if it has been removed or
> damaged?
> 
> --
> ==============================================
> Pat Cummings

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