[NTLUG:Discuss] Formatting a floppy with ext3, also using Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(LNE100TX v4) with Smoothwall

[Chris Cox]

Wayne Dahl wrote:
...
> 
> On the Smoothwall box, I can get to a command prompt during the install
> process and when I attempt mke2fs -t ext3 /dev/fd0 1440, I get the
> following error...
> 
> mke2fs: bad blocks count - /dev/fd0
> 
> Basically, I'm getting nowhere and am considering a different firewall. 
> Any suggestions?

Not sure if related, but there simply isn't enough room for a
journaled filesystem on a floppy.  If you can get just a plain
ext2 to work, use that.