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popaclay

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Registered: 2009-07-05

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Error creating filesystem

Hi there,
I am following all the instructions as well as I can. I have a core image on a CD and on a USB. No luck, as soon as I confirm the file system I receive an error, - "Error creating filesystem" I have tried all the file types.

The system is an AMD 64 athlon x2.

Thanks in advance.

Zepp

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Re: Error creating filesystem

Why do your partitions look like? Have you tried creating the filesystem(s) manually from the shell?

popaclay

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Re: Error creating filesystem

Why do your partitions look like? Have you tried creating the filesystem(s) manually from the shell?

Here is the output from fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000b6a54

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1               1       25536   205117888+  83  Linux
/dev/sdb2           25537       31615    48829567+   5  Extended
/dev/sdb5   *       25537       31615    48829536   83  Linux

I used the tool within the img.

Zepp

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Re: Error creating filesystem

I'd try creating the filesystems manually (without the installer).

popaclay

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Re: Error creating filesystem

I'd try creating the filesystems manually (without the installer).

Does using gparted count?

Zepp

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Re: Error creating filesystem

I'd try creating the filesystems manually (without the installer).

Does using gparted count?

Does the arch install cd include it? I was referring to the console tools like mke2fs and such.

popaclay

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Re: Error creating filesystem

I'd try creating the filesystems manually (without the installer).

Does using gparted count?

Does the arch install cd include it? I was referring to the console tools like mke2fs and such.

No, but I did try gparted, but still no luck.

Hessiess

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Registered: 2008-07-21

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Re: Error creating filesystem

I am having a similar problem with one of my comps.The file-systems have already bean created, but when I try to select them in the Arch installer I instantly get ``error creating file system''. It seams like arch cannot write to the disk for some reason.

Last edited by Hessiess (2009-07-06 10:50:10)

Zepp

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Re: Error creating filesystem

I wanted you to try the console tool because I was hoping it might spit out a more detailed error message.

Hessiess

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Re: Error creating filesystem

I managed to get arch installed from within my ageing Ubuntu hardy install flowing the guide in the wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … ting_Linux. If all else fails you may have to try that too.

popaclay

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Re: Error creating filesystem

I wanted you to try the console tool because I was hoping it might spit out a more detailed error message.

well I am a newbie but willing to learn, so I will try it and let you know the results.
cheers

popaclay

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Re: Error creating filesystem

I wanted you to try the console tool because I was hoping it might spit out a more detailed error message.

I wanted to thank you.  It took a while, and I never did get the disks to work so I used the internet to install the files.  I am now working from Arch Linux.  It works great.

Zepp

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From: Ontario, Canada

Registered: 2006-03-25

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Re: Error creating filesystem

I wanted you to try the console tool because I was hoping it might spit out a more detailed error message.

I wanted to thank you.  It took a while, and I never did get the disks to work so I used the internet to install the files.  I am now working from Arch Linux.  It works great.

Glad to hear you eventually got something to work. Welcome to Arch!

Last edited by Zepp (2009-08-05 02:10:17)