Messages in this thread | | | From | (Harald Koenig) | Subject | Re: ramdisk problem 2.1.2[56] | Date | Thu, 13 Feb 1997 08:58:38 +0100 (MET) |
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> > When I attempt to build an ext2 filesystem on a ramdisk, mke2fs complains > > about not being able erase block 0. I am able to mount the file system > > but any file write operation on the mounted file system hangs. Is this a > > known problem? I am fairly sure that all of my pertinent libs etc. are at > > the correct levels. I see the same problem with 2.1.25 also. > > It is a known problem, and the solution is to read the man page :-) > (The option you need to use is '-F')
-F Force mke2fs to run, even if the specified device is not a block special device.
hmm, since when are ramdisks no longer block special devices ? I never need "-F" for "mke2fs /dev/ram0" ...
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