Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Minix install problem
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On 1999-06-29 pwalter@canberra.rz.fh-offenburg.de said:
   >hi everybody,
   >when i started installing minix on my p3, there was a problem.
   >i used part to create 1 partition, but when i continued, mkfs
   >showed his syntax:
   >mkfs [...] special [...]
   >....
   >mount: bad file system /dev/hd1c
   >what's the problem, who can help me?
   >bye & thanks,
   >michi
Might be that you tried to create a partition beyond the first 2 gigabytes
of the hard drive, or a bigger partition than Minix can handle (maximum 2 GB?).

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