Re: G4 Cube Install: mount_msdos fails at end

["Alexander S . Guy" <a7r@andern.org>]

On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 05:11:47PM -0600, Paul M. Jones wrote:
> 
> More than likely.  ;-)  In fact, the hd is from another BSD box, so it was
> not pristine and untouched when I put it in the Cube.

Ugg.

> > Why don't you blow away your MBR and disklabel (eg. dd if=/dev/zero ...),
> > and follow the prompts verbatim, if newfsing wd0i after you make the
> > above changes doesn't work.
> 
> Here's the imposition part:  what does dd if=/dev/zero do?  What would be
> the full command to completely wipe out wd0 ?

The object is to zero out the first couple chunks of the disk.  Extend
wd0c to cover the whole thing, and then zero out the first meg or
so (more than enough, the MBR is 466 bytes, IIRC):

   dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rwd0c bs=1024 count=1024 

Bear in mind, this will trounce your disklabel, and MBR, but it'll get you
back to a clean slate.  From that point, follow the directions verbatim.
Don't get smart.  

> Again, my many thanks for your patience and attention.  If this does it for
> me, let me know if you ever visit Memphis and I'll buy you a beer (or
> three).

;)


Alexander