Quoting Linuxguy123 <linuxguy123@xxxxxxxxx>: > > I kinda doubt its a brick. > > I re partitioned it with one less cylinder as follows. > [snip] ================================================================================ > > Then I tried formatting it. > > # mkfs -text4 /dev/sdc1 > mke2fs 1.41.10 (10-Feb-2009) > Filesystem label= > OS type: Linux > Block size=4096 (log=2) > Fragment size=4096 (log=2) > Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks > 61054976 inodes, 244187992 blocks > 12209399 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user > First data block=0 > Maximum filesystem blocks=0 > 7453 block groups > 32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group > 8192 inodes per group > Superblock backups stored on blocks: > 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, > 2654208, > 4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872, 71663616, > 78675968, > 102400000, 214990848 > > Writing inode tables: done > ext2fs_mkdir: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short > read while creating root dir > > ============================================================================== > > This operation threw a kernel error: > > Package: kernel > Latest Crash: Sun 03 Oct 2010 09:13:56 AM > Command: not_applicable > Reason: WARNING: at fs/fs-writeback.c:581 writeback_inodes_wb > +0x1ad/0x35b() > Comment: None > Bug Reports: > > $ uname -a > Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.34.7-56.fc13.i686.PAE #1 SMP Wed Sep 15 > 03:27:15 UTC 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > What now ? > Where'd you get this drive? Was it from a reputable vendor? I have purchased MP3 players off ebay that claim to be like 2 Gig and are really only 1 gig, etc. Try creating and formatting a 500 gig partition and see if that works. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines