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# Partdisk

At installation time if you see something like the following: 



    /dev/sdE0: M4-C5064M4SSD2
    /dev/sdE0/data
    /dev/sdE0/plan9
    
    term% inst/start
    
    ...
    
    The following Plan 9 disk partitions were found.
    
    /dev/sdE0/plan9
    
    Plan 9 partition to subdivide (/dev/sdE0/plan9)[/dev/sdE0/plan9]:
    
    
    This is disk/prep; use it to subdivide the PLan 9 partition.
    If it is not yet subdivided, a sensible layout will be suggested;
    you can probably just type 'w' and then 'q'.
    
    there's a fat partition where the
    plan 9 partition table would go.
    If you really want to overwrite it, zero
    the second sector of the disk adn try again
    

% dd -if /dev/zero -of /dev/sdE0/data -count 50000 

That will wipe out the first sectors of the disk and allow Plan 9 to continue installation.