> To build an ext3 filesystem: > > mke2fs -j /dev/hda4 > > Or > > mke2fs /dev/hda4 > tune2fs -j /dev/hda4 > > The man pages are your friends. "man mke2fs" and "man tune2fs". > Or... /sbin/mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda4 Maybe the option -L labelname were desired at the same time. P.S. This tool will not create any partition, but will give a FS to an already existing one. If new partitions are needed, i think the easiest way is to use parted. Man ... Regards