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Parradux 12-25-2004 05:44 PM

Formatting
 
To completely get rid of Slackware, all I have to do is rewrite my partitions? So boot in with the CD, do fdisk /dev/hda, and delete every single one. Then write the new set.

I'am asking because I want to reinstall the distro, since I screwed something up, and it wont even get past the loading screen.

CWizard 12-25-2004 05:49 PM

You should be able to wipe out your drive using fdisk after you booted the setup disk (floppy or CD). If you cannot boot that, it sounds like a BIOS issue.

Edit: To clarify: Yes, just boot the CD and delete or reformat with fdisk. If you want to keep your partition scheme I don't think you need to run fdisk at all, as the installer will format them for you (I think).

Parradux 12-25-2004 05:50 PM

Alright excellent. I'am able to boot with the CD, i'am not just able to boot into Slackware.
It doesnt matter, I didnt have anything important on there installed.

So I do this:

fdisk my drive
and delete all the partitions.
then just recreate them.

CWizard 12-25-2004 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Parradux
So I do this:

fdisk my drive
and delete all the partitions.
then just recreate them.

Yep. Better luck this time :)

Parradux 12-25-2004 05:54 PM

Thanks, i'am going to keep trying.
Linux is truly better then Windows.


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