Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem
Scarlett, I received your message, these things will happen my message had was correctly sent to the user group. Maybe the Austin server has been watching the psychic TV ads and wanted to try it's own power at it. Scarlett wrote: 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
Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem
Sorry, Martin, I meant to include you in the Thank You message and not Steve. Sam,
Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem
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
Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem
it just doesnt that i dont know why just try again you should see the hard drisk indicator steady on it should take at the most i guess about 15 minutes, Tom
Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem
I would agree with everyone else that an hour and a half seems a bit excessive, but things can take a VERY long time if you tick the option to check for bad blocks during format (which incidentally i would recommend the first time you create an EXT2 partition). I would also agree that just retrying it should do the trick. As for the directory situation, yes, everything will be created for you. Martin. - Original Message - From: Sam Bonham To: newbie Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 7:08 AM Subject: [newbie] ext2 filesystem I let Making ext2 filesytem on /dev/hdb1 run for an hour and a half ona new 3.2G. I have a P166, 48 RAM, Ultra HD. The filesystem never didfinish, it continued to read Runnng. Did I wait long enough, if sowhat can I do to fix the problem? In the two books and Mandrake user guide and HOWTO, I can't find theanswer to the question? Will all the directories be made automaticallywhen the programs are installed during setup or do they need to be mademanually when partitioning the root?As always thanks for the helpSam
Re: [newbie] ext2 filesystem
Ummm It took me bout 30mins or so atleast to make the ext 2 partition of 1GIG on my HDD it did take a very long time shrug - ponder ANdrew At 02:47 18/02/99 -0500, you wrote: it just doesnt that i dont know why just try again you should see the hard drisk indicator steady on it should take at the most i guess about 15 minutes, Tom
