GParted Does Not Allow Me To Make Ext2 File System! Help

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01-13-2009, 08:17 AM
f.ben.isaac

GParted Does Not Allow Me To Make Ext2 File System! Help

I got USB set as local disk. I used GParted to split my USB into two partitions, the first is FAT32 & the second is Ext2.

FAT32 =~ 9 GB
EXT2 should be around 7 GB

USB size is 16 GB

FAT32 is set properly, but ext2 can be applied!

After i follow all the steps to make ext2 & click apply, the file system fails & shows as unknown. I checked the details, it says:

Unable to detect file system! Possible reasons are:
The file system us damaged
The file is unknown to GParted
There is no file system available(unformatted)

FAT32 is set as primary partition as well as EXT2. If i choose Extended, it works but no file system can be specified, i want it ex2 so i can save changes for BT3...BT3 not yet installed in FAT32

Note: i'm booting GParted from live CD. My OS is Vista...

Any idea how to fix it?
01-13-2009, 08:28 AM
terminal86

If i remember correct i had a similar problem some time ago.
I don't know what the error was exactly but i used fdisk instead and everything worked.

Maybe you should also try fdisk instead of gparted.

Edit: Thorn is correct , use mkfs.ex2
01-13-2009, 08:29 AM
Thorn

mkfs is the tool for creating an ext2/ext3 filesystem on a parition. man mkfs.ex2 for help on ex2.
01-13-2009, 08:35 AM
f.ben.isaac

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thorn

mkfs is the tool for creating an ext2/ext3 filesystem on a parition. man mkfs.ex2 for help on ex2.

hm, i'm running Vista though...I will google it
01-13-2009, 09:19 AM
gromeo

gparted? on vista?

First, download the gparted live cd, do it from there. BT has issues with gparted.

Report then.
01-13-2009, 09:21 AM
terminal86

Quote:

Originally Posted by gromeo

gparted? on vista?

First, download the gparted live cd, do it from there. BT has issues with gparted.

Report then.

You should have read his first post in detail ;)

Quote:

Note: i'm booting GParted from live CD. My OS is Vista...
01-13-2009, 09:24 AM
Thorn

Quote:

Originally Posted by f.ben.isaac

hm, i'm running Vista though...I will google it

You're running gparted on Vista? I'm not sure how you're doing that. In fact, the question makes my head hurt.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gromeo

gparted? on vista?

First, download the gparted live cd, do it from there. BT has issues with gparted.

Report then.

What he said. Alternately, boot into a BT3 Live CD and run mkfs.ex2 from a console.
01-13-2009, 09:32 AM
f.ben.isaac

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thorn

You're running gparted on Vista? I'm not sure how you're doing that. In fact, the question makes my head hurt.

What he said. Alternately, boot into a BT3 Live CD and run mkfs.ex2 from a console.

Alternately, boot into a BT3 Live CD and run mkfs.ex2 from a console...

Thats what i was looking for...

THX