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alphuris
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 Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:26 pm Post subject: [solved] Installing and can't create filesystems with |
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At the point in the handbook to apply file systems as I was already able to create the partition table on /dev/sdb
Now when running /mke2fs -j /dev/sdb1 I get "/dev/sdb1 is apparently in use by the system; will not make a filesystem here!" I get a very similar message by attempting it with gparted. Drive isn't mounted, df doesn't show it anywhere and I can't seem to figure out what's holding it from formatting.
Thanks.
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DONAHUE
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:37 am Post subject: |
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run see what error if any appears
and/or start gparted
delete in order /dev/sdb3, /dev/sdb2, /dev sdb1 including unmounting them if/when that complaint is raised
then (in gparted) make /dev/sdb1 as an ext2 fs
then (in gparted) make /dev/sdb2 as swap
then (in gparted) make /dev/sdb3 as an ext3 fs
{gparted creates a default ext2fs when it creates a partition, these partition/file systems are then being automounted as /media/disc_ (_ signifies space then -1 then -2 etc} |
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MaximeG
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
Was it an ntfs partition ?
Regards,
Maxime
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alphuris
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | umount /dev/sdb1
umount:/dev/sdb1: not mounted |
Deleted the partitions in gparted as suggested, then re-allocated them. It gave the same error when attempting to apply the filesystem.
| Code: | mke2fs 4.41.6 (30-May-2009)
/dev/sdb1 is apparently in use by the system; Will not make a filesystem here! |
From the gparted_details.htm
| Code: | GParted 0.4.5
Libparted 1.8.8
Format /dev/sdb1 as ext2 00:00:00 ( ERROR )
calibrate /dev/sdb1 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )
path: /dev/sdb1
start: 63
end: 68099534
size: 68099472 (32.47 GiB)
set partition type on /dev/sdb1 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )
new partition type: ext2
create new ext2 file system 00:00:00 ( ERROR )
mkfs.ext2 -L "" /dev/sdb1
mke2fs 1.41.6 (30-May-2009)
/dev/sdb1 is apparently in use by the system; will not make a filesystem here! |
umount still tells me they're not mounted. |
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DONAHUE
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| Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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boot cd, run post results here
is yours a simple setup of two internal hard drives or is there something more complicated? |
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MaximeG
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
No answer to my question ? (is it an ntfs partition)
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alphuris
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | root@sysresccd /root % fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 37.0 GB, 37019566080 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4500 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x1642c4cf
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 4499 36138186 7 HPFS/NTFS
Disk /dev/sdb: 37.0 GB, 37019566080 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4500 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00100058
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 4239 34049736 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdc: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x44fdfe06
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 60801 488384001 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
Disk /dev/dm-0: 74.0 GB, 74039033856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9001 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x1642c4cf
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/dm-0p1 * 1 4499 36138186 7 HPFS/NTFS
Disk /dev/dm-1: 37.0 GB, 37005502464 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4498 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x69205244
This doesn't look like a partition table
Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/dm-1p1 ? 13578 119522 850995205 72 Unknown
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/dm-1p2 ? 45382 79243 271987362 74 Unknown
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/dm-1p3 ? 10499 10499 0 65 Novell Netware 386
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/dm-1p4 167628 167631 25817+ 0 Empty
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order |
I just have two 37Gig raptors installed as two separate drives. Trying to get the second /dev/sdb to be the gentoo partition.
Attempted to re-partition with fdisk and got this when trying to write
[code]Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 22: Invalid argument.
The kernel still uses the old table.
The new table will be used at the next reboot.
Syncing disks.[/quote] |
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cyrillic
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| Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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| alphuris wrote: | | I just have two 37Gig raptors installed as two separate drives. Trying to get the second /dev/sdb to be the gentoo partition. |
It looks like device-mapper has hijacked /dev/sdb and made it "busy".
Try booting the CD with device-mapper disabled. |
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alphuris
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| Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:07 am Post subject: |
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Well, couldn't figure out how to boot it without dev mapper, so I just decided to use another live CD.
Auditor seems to work fine  |
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Jester0311
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| Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 2:34 pm Post subject: Boot Options |
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I know this is an old post but i ran into this issue when doing a fresh install and putting my home partition on separate drive, just for completeness it was the device mapper as cyrillic had mentioned and corrected this by setting the boot flag nodmraid. I am using the gentoo live dvd. Just wanted to add this in case anyone else came looking.
On the live dvd which has a bootloader select the kernel to boot and press Tab, append nodmraid to the end of the boot parameters and your good to go. |
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