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| From | Pierre Frenkiel <pierre.frenkiel@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: mkfs problem |
| Date | 2019-03-10 19:50 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <xAbGi-5Zi-23@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <xA9bs-4zE-13@gated-at.bofh.it> <xA9Eu-4JX-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Sun, 10 Mar 2019, Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 05:01:34PM +0100, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: >> hi, >> I'm trying to format a new USB flash drive and I get this: >> >> ==> mount | grep sdh >> >> ==> mkfs.vfat /dev/sdh1 >> mkfs.fat 4.1 (2017-01-24) >> mkfs.vfat: /dev/sdh1 contains a mounted filesystem. >> >> ==> mkfs /dev/sdh1 >> works >> >> any explanation? > > /sbin/mkfs calls a different binary, /sbin/mkfs.ext2. > Different utility does different checks. of course, but how do you explain that one of them think that it is mounted? As /dev/sdh1 was in /etc/mtab, it seems that mkfs.vfat uses mtab, and not mkfs.ext2! rather strange,isn't it?
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mkfs problem Pierre Frenkiel <pierre.frenkiel@gmail.com> - 2019-03-10 17:10 +0100
Re: mkfs problem Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-03-10 17:40 +0100
Re: mkfs problem Pierre Frenkiel <pierre.frenkiel@gmail.com> - 2019-03-10 19:50 +0100
Re: mkfs problem Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-03-10 18:30 +0100
Re: mkfs problem Pierre Frenkiel <pierre.frenkiel@gmail.com> - 2019-03-10 19:50 +0100
Re: mkfs problem (half resolved) Pierre Frenkiel <pierre.frenkiel@gmail.com> - 2019-03-10 18:40 +0100
Re: mkfs problem (half resolved) Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-03-10 19:10 +0100
Re: mkfs problem (half resolved) Pierre Frenkiel <pierre.frenkiel@gmail.com> - 2019-03-10 20:00 +0100
Re: mkfs problem (half resolved) Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-03-10 20:40 +0100
Re: mkfs problem (half resolved) Pierre Frenkiel <pierre.frenkiel@gmail.com> - 2019-03-10 22:00 +0100
Re: mkfs problem (half resolved) Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2019-03-10 23:50 +0100
Re: mkfs problem (half resolved) Pierre Frenkiel <pierre.frenkiel@gmail.com> - 2019-03-11 00:00 +0100
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