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SubjectRe: Can't format hard disk - more...
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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