/dev/sda3 is a extended partition(as per the fdisk -l output), we can format only logical partitions within it.
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 12:06 AM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 8:04 PM, VIPIN KUMAR <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> >> 1-mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdax >> >> x=1,2,3,4(which drive u want to format) >> >> 2-remove the entry of drive from vi /etc/fstab >> >> it remove the entry of partition from the os. >> >> now my ques is how to mount ntfs parttion in redhat. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Pushparaj Shetty >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> I want to format a unalloated partition in Mandriva linux. >>> >>> >>> [r...@localhost manimeh]# mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda3 >>> ke2fs 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008) >>> mkfs.ext3: inode_size (128) * inodes_count (0) too big for a >>> filesystem with 0 blocks, specify higher inode_ratio (-i) >>> or lower inode count (-N). >>> >>> *Please tell me the exact command* >>> >>> The following is the output of fdisk >>> >>> >>> Please tell me the exact command >>> [r...@localhost manimeh]# /sbin/fdisk -l >>> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes >>> 240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 20673 cylinders >>> Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes >>> Disk identifier: 0x0cdaffd2 >>> >>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >>> /dev/sda3 11783 20673 67215960 5 Extended >>> /dev/sda5 11783 12865 8187448+ 83 Linux >>> /dev/sda6 12866 13406 4089928+ 82 Linux swap / >>> Solaris >>> /dev/sda7 13407 20673 54938488+ 83 Linux >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Pushparaj Shetty D. >>> Research Scholar >>> Dept. of Mathematics >>> IIT Delhi >>> Cell# 9212370093 >>> >>> -- >>> l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> 4658 >> >> -- >> l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm >> > > mount -t ntfs-3g <partition> <mount point> > > > -- > > ...salman ... > > > -- > l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
