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From: "Siegbert Baude" <Siegbert.Baude@gmx.de>
To: "Matthew Seaman" <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>,
	"James Howard" <howardjp@well.com>
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Subject: Re: Making an ext2fs filesystem
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 12:49:26 +0200
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> > Well, right now, everything is working except for one little part.
> > How can I make an EXT2 filesystem?  The tool in the Ports tree is
> > broken beyond recognition (the build process is broken).  And
> > copying over the binary for mke2fs from a Linux box doesn't work
> > either.
> 
> The best, if not only, way to create an ext2 filesystem is to do it
> under Linux.  So you looking at building a dual boot system or
> temporarily moving your disk onto a Linux box.

I normally use Linux on a floppy for such purposes. Have a look at:

http://www.toms.net/rb/

Ciao
Siegbert

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