Re: Formatting a HDD Under Linux

Doc,
See the HowTo at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO.html   for
the formatting info.  However, since there is not (that I know of ) an
equivalent to the /s my opinion is to just reinstall SuSE 8.0 from the CDs and
let it repartition/format the disk for you.  Even in Windows you have to
reinstall most of the OS from the CD since /s only makes the disk bootable. 
Only in the "good ole days" of DOS did /s do something really useful!  

Hope this helps.
73,
Robert 
WB4DHC/DL4GRC
Friedrichshafen Germany

On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 20:12:02 -0400 doc <[email protected]> wrote:

> I cannot recall how to do the DOS equivalent of
> formatting 
> a hard disk drive.
> 
> I have sold an older PC with SuSE 8.0 and need
> to do the 
> equivalent of a "format /s c:"  to get my stuff
> off it and to provide 
> him with a clean start.
> 
> Thanks!  doc 
> 
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