Thanks all, just need to wipe one..something hanging the option fromhd= that is on that partition, maybe wiping it will let me again run knoppix from a mirrored file. It is the first partition, and IF it messes up the rest, so be it. Cdrom's will re my important files. --- technomage wrote: > I have used it to zero entire drives or partitions. > generally, zero-ing an > entire drive often takes care of some problems that > try to hide in the boot > sectore or partition tables (such as particular > worms). > > also, zero-ing a drive is much like low level > formatting, only without > reqriting the track ID's. > > and yes, it will work on just about any FS type. > > Technomage Hawke > > On Sunday 27 June 2004 05:28 pm, ec wrote: > > What is the purpose of this command? > > > > What is the difference between it and just > formatting > > and reinstalling? > > > > Can it be done on multipartitioned hard drives and > > what partitons(s) does it do it to? The whole > drive, > > or just the specified one(s)? > > > > Could you just wipe ot one partition like say, > hde5? > > > > What about a v-fat partition? Or does it only work > on > > linux types? > > > > ===== > > Cyclists should expect and demand safe > > accommodation on our public roads, > > just as does every other user. > > > > Nothing more is expected. > > > > Nothing less is acceptable! > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > ===== Cyclists should expect and demand safe accommodation on our public roads, just as does every other user. Nothing more is expected. Nothing less is acceptable! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss