Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:48:15 +0200 From: Jonathan McKeown <jonathan@hst.org.za> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using Install CD To Prepare Hard Disk Message-ID: <200803140948.15584.jonathan@hst.org.za> In-Reply-To: <47D9AF85.5010909@tundraware.com> References: <47D9AA86.2040105@tundraware.com> <2FB616F9-6AA7-4BE5-A5A4-01207D34DA9C@mac.com> <47D9AF85.5010909@tundraware.com>
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On Friday 14 March 2008 00:49, Tim Daneliuk wrote: > Chuck Swiger wrote: > > On Mar 13, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Tim Daneliuk wrote: > >> I would like to use the CD install menus to only prepare the hard > >> disk (Partition, Label, Format) without actually installing anything on > >> the drive. Can this be done? > > > > There should be a "(W)rite" option on the various pages which let you at > > least partition the drive without installing the software. > > Yup that was the magic - I missed it entirely. The option appears > in the label editor menu... > > Thanks! From memory, isn't it also possible to do this by going into the Configuration menu rather than entering the Standard installation? Jonathan
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