On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 04:12 +0000, Thufir wrote:
mkfs -t ext2 /dev/sdb0 mkfs -t ext2 /dev/sdb1
to format the boot and swap, respectively?
"mkswap" to make a swap partition.
Using volume labels? Read the mkswap man file to see how to make a volume label at the same time. Don't trust me, but I did:
mkswap -c -L drivename-swap /dev/sdb7
The "-c" checks the drive for errors as it goes along. I did the same with formatting the main partitions, since suffering drive problems in the past. I'd rather find out about problems while setting up a drive, rather than while trying to use the OS.
I have a box with two drives, and two OSs, so I gave each drive a name (individualised where I wrote "drivename"), to make it easy to use labels without name clashes.
mkfs.ext3 -c -v -L drivename/home /dev/sdb2
The "-v" gave me more information while it did its business.