1-mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdax x=1,2,3,4(which drive u want to format)
2-remove the entry of drive from vi /etc/fstab it remove the entry of partition from the os. now my ques is how to mount ntfs parttion in redhat. On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Pushparaj Shetty <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > I want to format a unalloated partition in Mandriva linux. > > > [r...@localhost manimeh]# mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda3 > ke2fs 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008) > mkfs.ext3: inode_size (128) * inodes_count (0) too big for a > filesystem with 0 blocks, specify higher inode_ratio (-i) > or lower inode count (-N). > > *Please tell me the exact command* > > The following is the output of fdisk > > > Please tell me the exact command > [r...@localhost manimeh]# /sbin/fdisk -l > Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes > 240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 20673 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x0cdaffd2 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda3 11783 20673 67215960 5 Extended > /dev/sda5 11783 12865 8187448+ 83 Linux > /dev/sda6 12866 13406 4089928+ 82 Linux swap / > Solaris > /dev/sda7 13407 20673 54938488+ 83 Linux > > > -- > Pushparaj Shetty D. > Research Scholar > Dept. of Mathematics > IIT Delhi > Cell# 9212370093 > > -- > l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- 4658 -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
