Sam--
Your mail was misdirected to my account: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You probably should try resending it.
Actually, I just noticed that this message is addressed to the original
recipient! I clicked on "Reply to Author." Go figure!
If someone gets this message, please let me know. Our server here in Austin
has had a nervous breakdown--and I feel one coming on, myself!
Ciao,
Scarlett
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Bonham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 12:38 AM
Subject: [newbie] ext2 filesystem
>I let "Making ext2 filesytem on /dev/hdb1" run for an hour and a half on
>a new 3.2G. I have a P166, 48 RAM, Ultra HD. The filesystem never did
>finish, it continued to read "Runnng". Did I wait long enough, if so
>what can I do to fix the problem?
>
>In the two books and Mandrake user guide and HOWTO, I can't find the
>answer to the question? Will all the directories be made automatically
>when the programs are installed during setup or do they need to be made
>manually when partitioning the root?
>As always thanks for the help
>Sam