/bckupdrv how big?

[wattst-dxuVLtCph9gsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org]

Quoting Chris Aitken <caitken-Bm8TULXj0r/3fQ9qLvQP4Q at public.gmane.org>:

> wattst-dxuVLtCph9gsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >I take back my last email; delete the partition table for that disk,
> >
> Okay, I did that with the Command Tim gave me:
>
> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdb count=1
>
> > create a
> >new empty one,
> >
> That I don't know how to do.
>
> >AND THEN create a new partion,
> >
> With fdisk again?
>
> >then format it.
> >
> >
> I think that it what I never did in the first place. I know how to do
> that in Windows (format) but not in linux (other than in a GUI
> partitioner like Disk Druid).
>
> Chris
> <snip>

All of these things I mention you would do in fdisk.  I would even delete the
partition and the partition table from fdisk, if you can.  Start fdisk with the
command /sbin/fdisk /dev/hdb.  Use m to view your choices.  Knowing that, try
those steps again.

Tom Watts
wattst-dxuVLtCph9gsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org


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