yes you need to make a partition to put the file system in before you can make a
file system.
Linux Group DIFI wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would a tmp space (in ext2 partition) to do my CD.
> Yes, sure I can do my cd using mkisofs -x or -m options, and using a little
> tmp space.
> But I woult do this:
>
> 1. cd /dos [VFAT with about 1Gb free)
> 2. echo ciao > tmp.img
> 3. losetup /dev/loop0 /dos/tmp.img
> 4. mkfs -t ext2 /dev/loop0 700
> 5. e2fsck /dev/loop0
> 6. mount -t ext2 /dev/loop0 /mnt/iso
>
> It is correct or I have to use fdisk befor 4. to create a partition ?
>
> Could this erase my data on HD ?
>
> Thaks in advance.
> R.A.Foglietta
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