Le Jeudi 18 Janvier 2001 12:08, Ivan E. Moore II a écrit : > > > for ext2 it'll take about that... it takes about 5 seconds to do 10 > > > seconds to do 5 gigs... > > > > So for you it is normal ? For msdso format, superformat takes about one > > minute (format+check), whereas kfloppy takes about two seconds... > > hmm...let me run some tests outside of kfloppy... > > as you see below... mkdosfs taks about 5.6 seconds and mke2fs takes 2.5 > > the only difference between this and running kfloppy is I don't see the > output below. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ time mkdosfs /dev/fd0 > mkdosfs 2.6 (28 Nov 2000) > > real 0m5.670s > user 0m0.000s > sys 0m0.050s > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ time mke2fs /dev/fd0 > mke2fs 1.19, 13-Jul-2000 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 > Filesystem label= > OS type: Linux > Block size=1024 (log=0) > Fragment size=1024 (log=0) > 184 inodes, 1440 blocks > 72 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user > First data block=1 > 1 block group > 8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group > 184 inodes per group > > Writing inode tables: done > Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done > > real 0m2.586s > user 0m0.000s > sys 0m0.060s
You're only creating a filesystem, which is always very fast. Try running superformat or badblocks in order to check for badblocks (equivalent to the "check" option in kfloppy). -- Thibaut Cousin email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] web : http://clrwww.in2p3.fr ------------------------------------------------------------------- Teach me passion for I fear it`s gone. Show me love, hold the lorn. So much more I wanted to give to the ones who love me. I`m sorry. Time will tell (this bitter farewell) I live no more to shame nor me nor you And you... I wish I didn`t feel for you anymore... Nightwish (http://www.nightwish.com)