On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:55:08 +0800, jopoy solano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> once i tried to wean myself out of the mandriva wizards so i tried > repartitioning a hdd in a pure cli fashion. i didnt find out how to > properly create a reiser fs and since my time was running out i just used > the diskdrake utility. no such misfortunes on the ext3 partitions though. > your mileage might vary. >> > > in CLI you could use "mkfs" > > just "man mkfs" >
i did. i read every bit about the mkfs.reiser (?) utility but my skull must be extra thick because even if the utility did not report any error i could not mount the created filesystem. i only mentioned that personal experience to imply that using wizards and guis are perfectly fine if you are running out of time and can put off learning the basics until another time. unfortunately i did not put it to drive home the point. :) ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back" Anuerin G. Diaz Registered Linux User #246176 Friendly Linux Board @ http://mandrivausers.org/index.php http://capsule.ramfree17.org , when you absolutely have nothing else better to do _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
