From: Andrew J. Cosgriff ! (andrewc@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au)
Date: 01/05/93


From: andrewc@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (Andrew J. Cosgriff !)
Subject: Re: making file system (quick)
Date: 5 Jan 1993 08:30:13 GMT

ppc1@cec2.wustl.edu (Peter Pui Tak Chiu) writes:

>hi everyone,

>i am trying to install linux.

>i tried to make file system but it doesn't work.

>i have a 110MB harddisk and i use the whole thing as one partition for LINUX

>then i did: mkfs /dev/hda1 147700 (something like that)

>and it said that the limit of the number of blocks is 65535.

Yep, that's right. You haven't read the FAQ either, have you ?

Go and get it, and see what it says about the Extended Filesystem...
(just a hint)

Either that or have multiple partitions...

Happy Adventuring !

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