Hi, >-----Original Message----- >From: Sundeep Saini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 8:31 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: How to format the linux partition > > >Linux Gurus, >I am a new user of linux. I am facing some problem. >I want to format one of my exsisting partition.I try to unmount one >patrition >/dev/hdb7 ------ /mypartition 1GB >I try to unmount it , then i got the warning error that this >partition is in >use so it cant be unmount.
check if u have any cwd's or open files from that mount. better yet, switch to runlevel 1: (as root:) telinit 1 then try to unmount it. >Then i attach this harddisk on other linux machine , iwas >unable to detect >this hdd on new machine. >I tried "fdisk -l" after this it is showing only partition >information of >the exsisting hdd on which machine is running. was it detected in your BIOS setup? >Please help me to solve this problem > >With bset regards >Sundeep saini To format the partition: mke2fs -j /dev/hdb7 -L /mypartition -j - makes it an ext3 partition (with journalling) -L - to set a volume label man mke2fs for details. hth. erik (o_.' http://counter.li.org/ //\ ---------------------- V_/_ Linux User # 253842 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
