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On 04/03 02:11, Harry Putnam wrote: |
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> I probably should know this, but off the top of my head I don't |
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> remember ever running into anything like this. |
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> I'd like to do what ever is done to set a used disk back to the |
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> state it was in when new... Not sure what that state is, but at least |
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> no evidence of boot manager or fs having been installed. |
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> This if for something I'm doing on OS openindiana (a solaris offshoot) |
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> and the disks are for that OS. |
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> The solaris milieu is somewhat behind linux in development of tools at |
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> least in my opinion. That is why I'm asking here. |
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> I am a gentoo user as well, but expect I may have to boot the solaris |
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> host with one or another linux boot ISO in order to have the tools |
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> required. |
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Hi, |
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if I understand you correctly: You want the opposite of "Total Recall" |
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for your harddisk...You want "to remember nothing...ignorance is |
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bliss" (The Matrix) in case of your harddisk. |
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I would suggest to |
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dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/<yourharddiskdevice> |
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but!: |
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Vor example, your drive shows up as: |
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/dev/sdb |
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/dev/sdb1 |
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/dev/sdb2 |
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/dev/sdb3 |
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you have to choose the raw device: /dev/sdb |
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(may be the partitions will not show up). |
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YOU CAN SHOOT YOUR OWN FEET-WARNING! |
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Be very careful here! You are acting as root here, |
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and choosing the wrong device will wipe the wrong |
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disk instantly. |
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Good luck! |
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Cheers |
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Meino |
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PS: I will not take any responsibility for |
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any command, which is not submitted by my own |
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hand -- and even then I will be unsure ;) |
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