On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 22:26:32 -0800 (PST) Net Llama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Prior to making major updates to my system, I always clone my > running > > system to a spare partition and verify that it boots and runs. > Most > > of the time this goes without a hitch, but occasionally I have > > difficulty reformatting the spare partitions. I wonder if anyone > > knows why. > > > > Here''s the setup (my disk controllers are reversed hda&b are > cdrom, > > hdc&d are disk > > /dev/hdd9 current boot partition (ext3) > > /dev/hdd10 current / partition (ext3) ca. 4.4gig > > /dev/hdd7 spare boot partition > > /dev/hdd8 spare /partition ca. 4.3 gig > > other bootable partitions on /dev/hdc > > > > I start out by formatting the spares > > mke2fs -j /dev/hdd8 no problem > > mke2fs -j /dev/hdd7 fails writing superblock (something about a > short > > write) > > much screwing around including badblock tests on hdd7 (aok) > > all attempts fail > > reboot and the problem disappears - hdd7 formats ok > > clone completed and hdd7/8 made bootable (fstab altered, lilo > > updated) > > new clone boots and runs ok > > > > Any clue why sometimes I can't remake a fs over the top of an > existing > > one? > > Most often, you need to perform a reboot when making changes to > partition tables. I believe that fdisk even warns you of this. > Yes, I know, but here no fdisk or change to partition tables, just creting an empty fs - one works, one doesn't. -- Collins Richey Denver Area - 12DEC2001 - WWTLRD? gentoo_rc6 k2.4.17-pre8+ext3+xfce+sylpheed+galeon _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
