Am 12.03.2014 19:38, schrieb Don Raikes: > Hi Ary, > > I tried using: > > # mkfs -t ext2 /dev/sda1 > > And got the same results. > After a reboot, I tried: > # mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sda3 > > And got a lot of messages about how there is a problem with the disk, so I am now suspecting that my hdd has gone bad, so I will need to wait on installing arch until I have a new drive. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ary Kleinerman [mailto:akleinerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:27 AM > To: General Discussion about Arch Linux > Subject: Re: [arch-general] talkingarch problems formatting partitions > > Have you tried with other filesystem type, to see what happens? Maybe it could be a bug > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Don Raikes <DON.RAIKES@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I downloaded the talkingarch-20140203-dual.iso yesterday and want to install it onto my desktop system. >> >> >> >> I booted into the talkingarchlinux system no problems, and used parted to create the partitions on my hard disk. >> >> >> >> When I go to format the partitions, as soon as I enter the command: >> >> >> >> # mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sda1 >> >> >> >> The entire system locks up. I have to do a hard reboot of the system to get anything working again. >> >> >> >> Any idea why this might be happening? > > > > -- > Ing. Ary Kleinerman > Building Networks S.A. > Córdoba, Argentina > +54 351 5544150 > You can use smartctl to verify a hd problem.
