[linux-help] Re: erasing an IDE hard drive

["Michael Holmes" <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I tried to use the fdisk /mbr it still couldnot be recognized by Linux

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Vian" <jvian@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 9:11 PM
Subject: [linux-help] Re: erasing an IDE hard drive


>
> If EZDRIVE is not required, you can boot with a floppy so ezdrive is not
> loaded into memory
> then if using dos/windoze      ' fdisk /mbr'   will remove the ezdrive
from
> the boot sector.
>
> If ezdrive was initially loaded in memory when you installed Linux you
will
> probably have to reinstall Linux.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Craig Terhune <cterhune@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 1:10 PM
> Subject: [linux-help] Re: erasing an IDE hard drive
>
>
> >
> > Try booting a dos boot disk, run fdisk delete the partitions and make
> > one drive it will be smaller than what it really is. Then boot the linux
> > boot disk and start the setup. If I'm not mistaken you cannot use
> > ezdrive or any other bios translating software. Sorry. Try getting a
> > smaller drive to run linux on ;)
> > Michael Holmes wrote:
> > >
> > > I used the EZ drive with the western digital hard drive, Now I cannot
> get linux to read the hard drive.  I have removed the ez drive from it,
but
> linux comes back with "no available resources"  or read error on hda boot
> sector.  Windows has no problem reading this.  I want to wipe the drive
back
> to new condition
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
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