Not sure if this goes here...

Acid Zombie · n00b Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 14

But I need to know... how can I wipe the disk on my computer if Gentoo doesn't boot and neither does the live CD? I put in the CD but nothing happens.

Dlareh · Advocate Joined: 06 Aug 2005 Posts: 2102

nothing? something has to happen....

try checking if your BIOS is set to boot from CD before the hard drive.
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Acid Zombie · n00b Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 14

I already did.

Oh and, not "nothing" happens, it goes to the Gentoo boot screen (which, again, doesn't work) but it doesn't seem to be recognizing the live CD.

sirtalon42 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 79

How exactly did you manage to install Gentoo if you can't boot from the Live CD?

And to answer your question: yes you can format the disk (just use any live cd or OS install cd).

If by 'wipe' you mean SECURELY (more so than a format at least) wipe the drive, then you would need to use a live cd and then dd /dev/random stuff onto the drive (dd /dev/zero also works nice). If what you use has a shred utility that would be easier than using dd on the disk.

Acid Zombie · n00b Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 14

The live CD worked at first, long enough for me to install it and stuff, but then it decided to die on me.

Dlareh · Advocate Joined: 06 Aug 2005 Posts: 2102