How do you format a linux partition? i currently have slackware, i want to format that, and install mdrak 8.2...ive tried the usual format cmd while booting with a startup disk, i tried it while booted into slackware...i tried deletign the partition with fdisk in linux then recreating it, that seemed to work but then when i went ls everyone was still there...arghies...
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also, ive tried just going into the mdrake setup, and when i get to the first bit it says hit enter and it'll start to install, so i hit enter hoping itll later give me a chance to format the drive...but then i get this during setup:
Unrecognised character \x82 at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/lib.pm line 1.
Complation failed in require at /usr/bin/runinstall2 line 24.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/bin/runinstall2 line 24.
install exited abnormally :-(
:confused: :confused: :confused:At the request of wiggo ;)
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yeah i did...i booted in, went into fdisk, deleted the non-dos partition (the linux partition), then tried to recreate it and it says "Verifying Drive Integrity...1%" then it goes to 2% and goes straight back to 0% and keeps looping like that...i have to restart to get out of it so i have no idea wtf is wrong with that fdiskAt the request of wiggo ;)
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if this is in your server or test machine or whateva, put the hard drive in your comp and format it that way
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The Win98 oe WinME fdisk will not delete non-dos partitions...that is ntfs or unix....Most linux distros have a partition manager built into the install.....you can probably use that to reset the partitions and format them.......If its a ntfs partition...you can remove it using the partition manager in XP setup (have had to do this on a number of occasions)...then use the linux distro to set and format them....of course a utility like partition manager and the like will help you out....
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ok, ive booted from cd and i hit F1 where im at a cmd prompt, i type in expert to go into expert mode...
Now it prompts me with:
If you want to insert third-party kernel modules, insert a Linux (ext2fs) formatted floppy containing the modules and confirm. Otherwise, select "no"
i select no here
Now it prompts me with:
Which driver should i try to gain SCSI access?
i don't have SCSI so i just press cancel
now here, i get all different error msgs...one time i boot up and do all the above and ill get about 5 errors...the next time ill get more, completely different msgs, and the next time ill get less errors...ect
but one time i did get into the install, i have no idea how, or why it got ther ethat time but it did...any ideas guys??????At the request of wiggo ;)
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loggin as root, find the partition name:
/dev/hdaX ... Where X is the number of the partition on that disk. If this is a second harddrive, it may be called /dev/hdbX
Run command:
mke2fs /dev/hdaX ....
This will reformat the partition.
iain
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