Use dd and pipe /dev/zero onto the disk device (/dev/hdb) then rerun fdisk and make sure that you see it sync and ioctl before you try creating the new partition. If in doubt about it writing to the disk then do a complete power off and check for certain that the partition table starts off empty.
Colin. Solution City Ltd http://www.solution-city.com -----Original Message----- From: Dave Selby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 12 January 2003 16:42 To: Debian Subject: corrupted directory, I can not clear !! help !! I had hdb partitioned as hdb1 windows hdb2 debian hdb3 linux partition for archive I have since moved debian to an 80GB drive hda. I want hdb to be a single linux partition I can use to archive data. I used linux fdisk to remove all partitions on hdb, I then created one partition on hdb, ie hdb1 taking up the entire disk. I ran mkfs.ex2 /dev/hdb1 All AOK Except when I mount it and go into the directory I get ..... debian:/mnt# cd archive/ debian:/mnt/archive# ls AdemTech autoexec.bat io.sys setupxlg.txt Config.ctl autoexec.nav linuxarchive.directory suhdlog.dat Config.sys bootlog.prv msdos.--- system.1st Downloads bootlog.txt msdos.sys unzipped Driver command.com ncdtree win98archive My Documents ctstop.txt netlog.txt windows Office52 detlog.old recycled zak98 Program Files detlog.txt sbpci ~mssetup.t Schizm epusbdrv scandisk.log aureate-uninstall-log.txt frunlog.txt setuplog.txt debian:/mnt/archive# ie my windows directory !!! I dont undestand .. I cd to /mnt/archive, ie hdb1 rm -rf * rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft Shared/Stationery/Santa Workshop.gif': Read-only file system rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft Shared/Stationery/StoryBook.gif': Read-only file system rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft Shared/Stationery/Story Book.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft Shared/Stationery/Tiki.gif': Read-only file system rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft Shared/Stationery/Tiki Lounge.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft Shared/Stationery/Christmas Trees.gif': Read-only file system rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft Shared/Stationery/aleabanr.gif': Read-only file system Im stuck guys. I have tried e2fsck, it check out aok but somehow I am stuck with a corrupted DOS directory which I can not clear ?? I need an equiverlant of a DOS format command I think, the nearest I can find is fdformat but this is only for floppy disks. Any ideas how I can wipe my hdb disk clean ?? Many thanks for any help Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
