> > > Exactly how are you trying to do this? What program are you using? > > > > Hi Ben, > > > > following things: > > > > logged in via gdm as user into gnome > > opend a gnome-terminal > > typed 'su -' > > then > > 'fdisk /dev/hdb' > > typed 'o' (kernel does handle it) > > maked some partitions: > > Try logging in as root on the terminal. I bet you are getting bitten by > some sort of ulimit. Either that or in gnome-terminal: > > exec /bin/login
hi, did control+alt F1 to get to a terminal (tty1) logged in as root same error message, when i say 'ulimit -c unlimited' and make a mke2fs -j /dev/hdb1 it says File size limit exceeded (core dump) hmm? regards -- Hakan Kuecuekyilmaz, presently intern at Tecnomatix Technologies Germany | Tel: +49 711 1389- 257 Mittlerer Pfad 9 | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 70 499 Stuttgart | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Studenten, Absolventen und Young Professionals <http://www.c-cn.de>
