> I am going to put it on my windows, and reformat it like You said, I > had previously used Ext4 or something like that.. Let me be clear, "something like that" isn't going to cut it. Be precise, take notes.
1) format it and scan it on Windows if thats the only way you can, 2) put a CDR drive in the box, 3) download and burn a Knoppix-5.x LIVE iso, 4) IF Windows claims the drive is faultless, put the drive back in the K6 box, 5) boot Knoppix, 6) run the dd to wipe the drive, carefully noting any glitches, 7) repartition the drive with fdisk, 8) do NOT format it with ext4!, just ext2. You're making a 20 year-old system!!! Forget EVERYTHING that has happened since then. You're going to be using a 2.6 kernel, for crying out loud! -- Paul Rogers paulgrog...@fastmail.fm Rogers' Second Law: "Everything you do communicates." (I do not personally endorse any additions after this line. TANSTAAFL :-) -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
