Ctrl-Alt-Delete doesn't work under X, rather try ctrl-alt-F2.
maybe you have the checking-bad-blocks-even-if-i-didn't-ask-so pb?
or is it really a freeze? (check it by pressing num-lock)
uh?
You're right. I can switch to console 2, and the format does eventually finish (this disk is typically noisy but the format runs almost silently, which fooled me). It must be checking bad blocks.
