Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 30 May 1998 00:15:45 +0100 (BST) | From | Riley Williams <> | Subject | Re: Can't format hard disk - more... |
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Hi Mike.
On Fri, 29 May 1998, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> I just repartitioned with fdisk, and gave the first paritition a > size of 5 cylinders, then made the second partition from cyl 6 to > cyl 1000. I tried to format /dev/hdc2 and got the same error > exactly as before. This must be a mke2fs bug or a kernel > bug/feature. Can anyone offer any insight? I need this drive > working asap.
WHat parameters does the BIOS offer for it, and which have you selected?
I've had that same problem a few times, and each time, it's occurred when I've selected some setting other than the one the BIOS recommends, and does NOT occur when I accept the BIOS recommended setting...
In theory, that should make no difference whatsoever, but in practice...
Best wishes from Riley.
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