On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, Craig Sanders wrote: Im using the 2.0.0 install set (i then upgrade teh kernel myself later:) I'll download the later disks and see what happens. Thanks!
> > On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, Solomani wrote: > > > When i first initialise two brand new 4.5 gig IBM HD i get this error > > > > badblocks: cant resolve symbol 'llseek' > > writing inode tables: 256/265mkfs.ext2 cant resolve symbol 'llseek' > > > > ideas? > > > > suggestions? > > > > solutions? > > hmmm. that's an old problem...haven't seen it for a while. you must be > running on an old kernel and/or old libc - what versions are you running? > > anyway, the reason for the problem is that until fairly recently (6 months > or less - i can't remember exactly) the kernel was limited to approx 2gb > filesystems. This limit is gone now. > > try upgrading your system - at least the kernel, libc5, e2fsprogs and any > other packages which these may be dependant upon. > > > if you really don't want to do this, then you can still format the disks > with multiple <2gb partitions. > > > > I just saw the subject line again - if you're in the middle of installing > debian for the first time (how old is the floppy/CD set you're installing > from? - where did you get it from?), then you have a few choices: > > 1. download the latest install disks from ftp.debian.org (or a mirror > near you) and use them to install with. they will be at least > kernel 2.0.27, so should be able to format large disks. > > 2. partition ONE of your drives so that /, /usr, /home, /var, /tmp > etc are on separate partitions and take less than 2gb each. install > debian onto this setup. when you have debian installed, then upgrade > the kernel etc as mentioned above, and when you've rebooted with a > newer kernel you should be able to format the second 4.5GB drive as > a single partition. > > > > craig > > (there's more than one way to do just about anything :-) > > > c'ya hate to be ya, michl electric RAIN http://www.electric-rain.net/ "Go as far as you can see, and when you get there, you'll see farther." - anonymous
