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    Format Error.

    Hi all,

    I ran the knoppix-installer cmd and set everything up but just as it gows to install i get a format error.

    Error formatting of faild some message from mkfs.ext3: Usage: mkfs.ext3 [-c|-t|-l filename block-size] [-f fragment-size] [-b

    etc etc

    Any idea how to fix this?

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    I got the same problem at first. How I got past it was when it asked me which partition I wanted to use the little box next to it was blank. You have to hit spacebar to select it, then use enter to select next. After that everything was fine.

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    Thnx i will give it a try, i have a ext3 partition on there ready for it so i will go see if it works.

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    That worked, thnx totenengle.

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