RE: [SLUG] Formating a new Drive

["David Kempe" <david@nospam.solutionsfirst.net>]

Try mkfs.fstype... you probbaly want ext2

dave :)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-slug@nospam.newtreno.spectrum.com.au
> [mailto:owner-slug@nospam.newtreno.spectrum.com.au]On Behalf Of Peter McCarthy
> Sent: Wednesday, 14 June 2000 4:34 PM
> To: Linux Sydney (E-mail)
> Subject: [SLUG] Formating a new Drive
>
>
> Howdy
>
> this should be an easy one.
>
> I have installed a new HDD setup as /dev/hdb
> It is fdisk'ed with a Linux file system enabled.
> However I can't work out how to format the drive to make it ready for use.
> I tried fsck and it bailed on me (not suprising) as it is the File system
> checker.
> I tried mkfs -c /dev/hdb and it just keeps coming up with
> Usage: mkfs.minix [-c | -l filename] [-nXX] [-iXX] /dev/name blocks
>
> But it looks ok to me !
>
> After that I just have to modify fstab and mount the drive and I
> will be away.
> Did I miss anything ?
>
> Thanx
>
> Peter McCarthy
>
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