Re: mkfs -t ext3

[Danny Sauer <sauer@cloudmaster.com>]

"mkfs -j /dev/devicePartition"
will do what you want without the tune2fs step.  Maybe throw a "-t ext2"
in there if you must, but mkfs should find that from the partition type
as dispayed by "fdisk -l /dev/device"...

--Danny, who's done this a couple of times now

On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 03:44:49PM -0600, Charles Menzes wrote:
> 
> when in doubt, turn to the mailing lists...
> i found this:
> 
>   http://www.lawlists.net/pipermail/linux-help/2001-December/000213.html
> 
> which is summed up by saying "format the disk as ext2, use tune2fs -j to 
> set the journal file and then mount as ext3". it works, but is this really 
> the best way to do this?
> 
> 
> On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Charles Menzes wrote:
> 
> > i found out today that ext3 is not a valid fstype for mkfs. what is the 
> > correct way of creating a new ext3 partition? i had been told that disk 
> > druid would allow me to format the partition, but i'm still a fdisk kinda 
> > guy and couldnt even tell you what the binary for diskdruid is called.
> > 
> > the manual on redhat.com seems to talk about diskdruid once you're in the 
> > program, but i'm not seeing how to run it.
> > 
> > thanks -c
> > 
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