----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron MacDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <newbie@mandrivalinux.org> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 9:50 AM Subject: [newbie] Adding add'l drive
> I've added an additional 160G drive to my existing 40G drive (using > MDV 2005). The "new" drive was a Windows drive at some point in the > past. My aim is to put all my audio and video on the 160G drive. I > used to fdisk to repartition hdb, then mounted /home/cam/av on > /dev/hdb1, but still get all kinds of Windows crap showing up....so > I know I'm missing at least one step, most likely many steps. It's > been quite a while since I've done this, so I'm lookin' for a little > help. > > My questions are these: > -What's the best way of wiping this drive of all Windows traces? > -In what order do I create mount points, move directories, edit > /etc/fstab. Or does the order matter? > > I feel a little "weak" asking for what seems like such simple help. > I think I've got it written somewhere, but my desk was declared a > federal disaster area recently (and I'm still waiting for the funds > to arrive). > > TIA > Cameron > Download and burn "The Ultimate BootCD" boot from it, and from the hard drive utilities menu, choose one of the security wipe utilities. wipe the drive go back to linux, use fdisk to repartition, mount etc..... HTH Al ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
