Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:01 Post subject: Upgrade lost username password
Ok I forgot my password so I deleted the third partition and was able to log in and upgrade ..I activated my account and now the default username password not working ...I can browse the web but do not have access to my router.... any suggestions .. thanx
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:01 Post subject: Ok how to start from scratch
Is there a link so that I can learn how to fdisk and start all over. I notice I've tried fdisk partitions, I get the same issues. I have tried DSL and fdisk but its seems to keep the same info.
Deleting the partitions wont help, because the data itself is not deleted. When the partition is recreated it will contain the same data as before.
One way to clear the data is to write zeros to the drive. It should be enough to clear partition 3.
You can use the dd command in linux to do this. DSL is debian based, so use the sudo command to run as root
Example:
to clear part3
Code:
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/xxx3
to clear the whole drive
Code:
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/xxx
replace xxx with your drive. for example hda/hdb/sda/sdb and so on. Make sure you choose the right drive, to be on the safe side you can temporary disconnect your other drives.
To use fdisk:
Code:
sudo fdisk /dev/xxx
pressing m displays a menu, rest is self explanatory. Press w to write the new partition table to the disk.
