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Can I Format A Certain Partition...

Subject: Can I Format A Certain Partition... Author: jetfire Posted: 2005-01-31 18:01:35 Length: 281 byte(s)
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The computer I was given has 2 Linux OS's installed, each on its own partition with a seperate swap partition. What I want to do is wipe one out, but leave the partition in place so I can build a new system there. Is that possible, and/or would I even need to do such a thing?
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Subject: Can I Format A Certain Partition... Author: luvr Posted: 2005-01-31 18:40:05 Length: 640 byte(s)
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Yes, that's perfectly possible - and a pretty common operation at that. If your disk is properly partitioned (so you won't want to resize any partitions), then just run the appropriate formatting tool to create a new, empty file system on it - e.g., to create a new ext2 file system, under Linux do: CODE mke2fs /dev/hd<x><y> (where, obviously, <x> represents the disk and <y> stands for the partition number.
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Subject: Can I Format A Certain Partition... Author: jetfire Posted: 2005-02-03 14:49:19 Length: 402 byte(s)
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Thanks for the suggestion. However, I tried it out, and can into problems: <prompt>: mke2fs /dev/hda3 bash: mke2fs: command not found I copied and pasted mke2fs into a "man" command, and the manual page came up just fine, so the problem isn't a simple type-o. But when I try to execute the command, it's always not found. What am I doing wrong?
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Subject: Can I Format A Certain Partition... Author: astrosapiens Posted: 2005-02-03 15:32:07 Length: 304 byte(s)
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Try CODE whereis mke2fs This will show it if it is somewhere in the system. Maybe it is not in the PATH. a
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Subject: Can I Format A Certain Partition... Author: jetfire Posted: 2005-02-03 15:48:08 Length: 144 byte(s)
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Okay, I tried that, and got the following... <prompt>: whereis mke2fs mke2fs /sbin/mke2fs /usr/share/man/man8/mke2fs.8.gz
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Subject: Can I Format A Certain Partition... Author: astrosapiens Posted: 2005-02-03 21:27:51 Length: 245 byte(s)
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Try typing the whole path of the command next time. CODE /sbin/mke2fs
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Subject: Can I Format A Certain Partition... Author: tuxologue Posted: 2005-02-13 17:03:35 Length: 446 byte(s)
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QUOTE (jetfire @ Feb 3 2005, 02:49 PM) <prompt>: mke2fs /dev/hda3 bash: mke2fs: command not found Be sure to be logged in as root since this is the only user able to create and / or modify partitions.
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