Cant Format HDD/Partition.

[Slay3r]

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]

/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