Re: mkfs -t ext3

[Charles Menzes <charles@lunarmedia.net>]

when in doubt, turn to the mailing lists...
i found this:

  http://www.lawlists.net/pipermail/linux-help/2001-December/000213.html

which is summed up by saying "format the disk as ext2, use tune2fs -j to 
set the journal file and then mount as ext3". it works, but is this really 
the best way to do this?


On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Charles Menzes wrote:

> i found out today that ext3 is not a valid fstype for mkfs. what is the 
> correct way of creating a new ext3 partition? i had been told that disk 
> druid would allow me to format the partition, but i'm still a fdisk kinda 
> guy and couldnt even tell you what the binary for diskdruid is called.
> 
> the manual on redhat.com seems to talk about diskdruid once you're in the 
> program, but i'm not seeing how to run it.
> 
> thanks -c
> 
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