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Date:      Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:49:20 -0700
From:      Gunnar H Reichert-Weygold <postmaster@paganlibrary.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: freebsd
Message-ID:  <99092017015401.00344@gunnar.my.domain>
References:  <37E5CC0C.23C3C951@gorean.org>

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Sounds like "dangerously dedicated" is what her boyfriend did...

You'll probably have to go through /stand/sysinstall to rebuild the
partitions so fdisk will see the drive.

Try looking at: http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/formatting-media/x138.html

to convert it back to something DOS will see.

On Sun, 19 Sep 1999, Doug wrote:
> 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"
> 
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