From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Sep 19 22:40:33 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dt014nb6.san.rr.com (dt014nb6.san.rr.com [24.30.129.182]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAFC214BDE for ; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 22:40:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Doug@gorean.org) Received: from gorean.org (master [10.0.0.2]) by dt014nb6.san.rr.com (8.9.3/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA15096; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 22:58:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Doug@gorean.org) Message-ID: <37E5CC0C.23C3C951@gorean.org> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 22:54:20 -0700 From: Doug Organization: Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (X11; U; FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT i386) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kate Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: freebsd References: <37E587CA.EDD1ACC@uswest.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Kate wrote: > > I want to remove freebsd partitions from my server which my boyfriend > happily put there but now have ceased to be functional. I cannot locate > instructions for removing the partitions and fdisk doesnt see them. > > Can you please give me instructions to remove all remmants of freebsd > from my computer so I can reinstall it and have ti work properly?? DOS' fdisk ought to be able to see the freebsd partitions, but I don't think it shows them on the default menu. You have to dig down a level or two. Unfortunately, without seeing what you're seeing (in other words, without knowing where everything actually is laid out) it's going to be near impossible to give you the right advice, and the wrong advice could wipe out the stuff that you do want to keep. So, I suggest that you start making backups of all your important data, then contact a knowledgeable friend who can help you sort this out. Assume that in order to get things working right you are going to have to wipe out the hard disk and start over, so that way if it turns out not to be the case you can be pleasantly surprised. :) Good luck, Doug PS, if you just can't find anyone to help you, a commercial program called "Partition Magic" is just what you want. It's a little expensive, but it's the best tool for the job. -- "My mama told me, my mama said, 'don't cry.' She said, 'you're too young a man to have as many women you got.' I looked at my mother dear and didn't even crack a smile. I said, 'If women kill me, I don't mind dyin!'" - John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues, "I Don't Know" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message