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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To: rene@xs4all.nl
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Subject: Re: trying to format IDE disk 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 05 Dec 1999 19:38:51 +0100."
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On Sun, 05 Dec 1999 19:38:51 +0100, rene@xs4all.nl wrote:

>   I'm trying to format this 10G IDE disk I have lying around here
>   doing nothing... I'm also a complete newbie to freeBSD ;)

Do yourself a favour and use /stand/sysinstall to do the job.  It's easy
to use.  basically, do the Custom Install (Expert) and use the
Partition and Label menu options.

Be sure to use the Write Changes option in the Partition Editor and the
Write option in the Disklabel Editor.  Also, when you're prompted to
choose a boot manager, be _very_ careful.  :-)

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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