[cobalt-users] Starting from scratch -- Resetting Raq4i to factory settings

[Karl <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hope someone can help me on this...  (excuse me in advance, but I'm a Linux
novice, so I apologize in advance if this sounds stupid)

I had a Raq4i co-located at a remote ISP.  Almost immediately after turning
the server on, it was hacked.  Many files were altered to allow the hacker
to have a 'back door' to the system.  He/She used it to tunnel through to
other system from my Raq. (sigh)

I've looked everywhere, but I can't find out how to re-set the system back
to it's original factory setting (e.g. re-format the hard drive, re-install
the OS, etc.)   On a PC-based server, I'd boot from a floppy/CD and
FDISK/FORMAT the drive, but how would I do this on a Raq?   I've downloaded
the OS image, but am a loss what to do next.

Can anyone advise?  Worse comes to worse, I'll pay someone to do this for
me.  I need to get this server back up and running!

Thanks in advance,

Karl

P.S.  Any advice on what patches such as OpenSSH, Tripwire, etc I can
install to prevent another hack, I'd appreciate it.