| To: | Geeta Gharpure <geeta@xxxxxxxxxx> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: mkfs on floppy |
| From: | Chris Wedgwood <cw@xxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Sun, 10 Oct 2004 00:05:54 -0700 |
| Cc: | linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx |
| In-reply-to: | <Pine.GSO.4.58.0410100037280.20502@mega.cs.umn.edu> |
| References: | <Pine.GSO.4.58.0410100037280.20502@mega.cs.umn.edu> |
| Sender: | linux-xfs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx |
On Sun, Oct 10, 2004 at 12:41:07AM -0500, Geeta Gharpure wrote: > Has anyone tried mkfs.xfs on a floppy device? it's not useful and won't work, there is a lower limit that's much larger than a typical floppy (16MB?) an ls120/240 should work > I am constantly getting - > [root@localhost root]# mkfs.xfs /dev/fd0 > mkfs.xfs: cannot open /dev/fd0: Device or resource busy > message. dont do that xfs isn't useful or desirable on a floppy --cw |
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