/bckupdrv how big?

[wattst-dxuVLtCph9gsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org]

Quoting Chris Aitken <caitken-Bm8TULXj0r/3fQ9qLvQP4Q at public.gmane.org>:

> Tim Writer wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >Are you sure about the output? This looks like the disk isn't partitioned,
> >although that contradicts the df output above.
> >
> >To try and solve it:
> >
> >    o   Unmount it
> >
> >
> Not necessary -- it's gone now.
>
> >    o   Clear the partition table
> >
> >        # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdb count=1
> >
> >
>
> [root at a800 pauline]# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdb count=1
> 1+0 records in
> 1+0 records out
>
> >    o   Install sfdisk
> >
> >
> Already have it:
> [root at a800 pauline]# /sbin/sfdisk
> sfdisk version 3.08 (aeb-rh8NL+sEX9E at public.gmane.org, 040824) from util-linux-2.12p
>
> >    o   Put this in a script and execute it (the script)
> >
> >        #!/bin/sh
> >        sfdisk /dev/hdb <<EOF
> >        0,,L
> >        ;
> >        ;
> >        ;
> >        EOF
> >
> >
> [root at a800 pauline]# vi diskfixscript
>
> >    o   Make a file system on /dev/hdb1
> >
> >        # mke2fs -j /dev/hdb1
> >
> >
> Won't work. hdb1 is gone:
> [root at a800 pauline]# /sbin/mke2fs -j /dev/hdb1
> mke2fs 1.37 (21-Mar-2005)
> Could not stat /dev/hdb1 --- No such file or directory
>
> The device apparently does not exist; did you specify it correctly?
>
> >    o   Mount it again
> >
> >If this doesn't solve the problem, there may be something wrong with your
> >disk.
> >
> >
> Obviously, because of all I've done now /dev/hdb1 does not exist. I'm
> hesitant to create the partition with fdisk again as I had trouble with
> that. I dunno about sfdisk (unless you can give me step-by-step
> instructions) to create the partition either -- man fdisk advises that
> sfdisk is only for hackers. It advises the best choise (for me) is
> cfdisk which I can't find:
>
> [root at a800 pauline]# find / -name cfdisk
> find: WARNING: Hard link count is wrong for /proc: this may be a bug in
> your filesystem driver.  Automatically turning on find's -noleaf
> option.  Earlier results may have failed to include directories that
> should have been searched.
>
> Chris
>

If I'm not mistaken, you deleted the partition on hdb, right?  You can't make a
filesystem without creating at least one partition.  Have you tried that?

Tom Watts
wattst-dxuVLtCph9gsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org


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