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

[terry]

Chris Cox wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
> 

Yea, just
mke2fs /dev/fd0
should work

But I usually use
mkdosfs /dev/fd0
so that it's universal