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#1 2011-10-13 18:39:01
- David Batson
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Arch Linux Installation Framework will not properly format partition
FTR,
I was using the modify partition option from the Installation CD. I chose to format the existing partition EXT4 with journaling. I used the following command in mkfs.ext4: -j -O dir_index
After using the above, fdisk -l reports the partition formatted as FAT16. I also tried using the command from the CLI from the installation CD: mkfs.ext4 -j -O dir_index /dev/sda7 with the same result.
In the end, I formatted the partition using Mageia's diskdrake in MCC. This was successful.
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#2 2011-10-13 18:54:38
- Mr.Elendig
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Re: Arch Linux Installation Framework will not properly format partition
FTR,
I was using the modify partition option from the Installation CD. I chose to format the existing partition EXT4 with journaling. I used the following command in mkfs.ext4: -j -O dir_index
After using the above, fdisk -l reports the partition formatted as FAT16. I also tried using the command from the CLI from the installation CD: mkfs.ext4 -j -O dir_index /dev/sda7 with the same result.
In the end, I formatted the partition using Mageia's diskdrake in MCC. This was successful.
You are somewhat confused.
fdisk does not handle filesystem types at all, it just sees what the partion type is set to, which may or may not give any indication at all about what filesystem is on the partion. In your case the partion was probably set to type 6 or something.
Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2011-10-13 18:55:10)
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#3 2011-10-13 19:03:27
- David Batson
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Re: Arch Linux Installation Framework will not properly format partition
You are probably correct about me being confused. ;=)
The problem was that I could not install GRUB from the Installation CD until I reformated the partition using Mageia. Also, after I reformatted it using Mageia, fdisk -l from the Installation CD showed that the partition was now | ID: 83 | System: Linux | instead of FAT16.
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#4 2011-10-14 01:32:53
- Mr.Elendig
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Re: Arch Linux Installation Framework will not properly format partition
Could just as well have changed the partition type with fdisk.
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