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Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> On 13/12/2018 09:49, Dale wrote: |
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>> This is what it says right now. |
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>> /dev/sdb1 2048 15628052479 15628050432 7.3T Linux filesystem |
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> Just wanted to make sure it's not a 4K alignment issue. It starts at |
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> 2048 so it's fine. |
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>> It is still trying to put a ext4 file system on it and it |
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>> has been about a hour. |
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> I'd recommend just using mkfs instead of using your own parameters: |
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> mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdb1 |
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> It will use the parameters from /etc/mke2fs.conf. This is the safest |
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> way to format a partition. |
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May try that next, if it ever finishes this current attempt. It's been |
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a hour for the current format attempt. I won't be surprised if it gives |
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up too. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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P. S. Where's my sledge hammer at?? |
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