[NTLUG:Discuss] Formatting a floppy with ext3,

[Kyle_Davenport@compusa.com]

> 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

ok, I haven't bought a floppy in years, and I suppose most of mine now have
bad blocks.  I would try

      mke2fs -c /dev/fd0

or even,

      mke2fs -cc /dev/fd0

Kyle