/bckupdrv how big?

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

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

> Tim Writer wrote:
>
> <snip>
> All of the following went better this time:
>
> >To try and solve it:
> >
> >    o   Unmount it
> >
> >    o   Clear the partition table
> >
> >        # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdb count=1
> >
> >    o   Install sfdisk
> >
> >    o   Put this in a script and execute it (the script)
> >
> >        #!/bin/sh
> >        sfdisk /dev/hdb <<EOF
> >        0,,L
> >        ;
> >        ;
> >        ;
> >        EOF
> >
> >    o   Make a file system on /dev/hdb1
> >
> >        # mke2fs -j /dev/hdb1
> >
> >
> However, I guess I'm not doing this propery:
>
> >    o   Mount it again
> >
> >
> [root at a800 pauline]# mount /dev/hdb1 /bckupdrv
> mount: mount point /bckupdrv does not exist
>
> Do I just mkdir /bckdrv then run [root at a800 pauline]# mount /dev/hdb1
> /bckupdrv again?
>
> Chris
>
> <snip>

Yes.  You will probably need to specify the type using -t ext2 at the end of the
command.

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

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