Bruce Hyatt wrote: > I used fdisk to create partition /dev/sda3 as a linux partition. > > As I recall, I got a message to the effect that on reboot, fstab would be updated. So I rebooted. > > I tried "mount -t ext3 /dev/sda3 /orardata1" and got message "wrong fs type, bad option," etc. Then did "mkdir -p /oradata1" and tried mounting again. Same message. > > Tried editing fstab manually and still getting the same message. > > What did I miss??? > Putting a file system on the partition? (man mke2fs, especially the -j option.) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
