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Slay3r
09-15-2004, 02:41 PM
Im trying to format hda1 so i can do a direct Debian install on it but i am getting these errors.


from shell

knoppix@ttyp0[knoppix]$ mkfs -t ext3 /dev/hda1
mke2fs 1.35 (28-Feb-2004)
/dev/hda1 is mounted; will not make a filesystem here!
knoppix@ttyp0[knoppix]$

from root konsole

mkfs.ext2: bad fragment size - ext3

Anyone know how to fix this?

mzilikazi
09-15-2004, 09:18 PM
/dev/hda1 is mounted; will not make a filesystem here!


It tells you what's wrong does it not?


umount /dev/hda1
mke2fs -j /dev/hda1