mkfs.xfs Fails

["Quang Nguyen \(Ngo\)" <quang@tapeware.com>]

I'm using mkfs.xfs version 1.3.13 on Mandrake 8.1.  In some occasions,
mkfs.xfs fails to format my partition, even when I give it the -f flag.  The
actually command used is: mkfs.xfs -f /dev/hda2

It thinks the partition is busy, but in fact it's not.  I just fdisked.  How
could it be busy or in used?  /proc/mounts and /etc/mtab don't show
/dev/hda2.

Any suggestions or ideas?  Maybe I'm doing wrong?

Thanks,
Quang


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