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[BL] Problem with building a smaller fs.img

From: "Alejandro Lieber" <dos AT lieber.com.ar>
To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [BL] Problem with building a smaller fs.img
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 20:21:19 +3

I am using bl3 in a 386 with 8Mby and hercules monitor.
I have little space in this computer's HD.
I removed the X11 subdiretory.
I want to build a new 6Mby FS.IMG (hercules.img)

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dd if=/dev/zero of=hercules.img bs=1k count 6k
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works, but:
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mke2fs -m0 hercules.img
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gives:

"hercules.img is not a block special device"

What am I doing wrong ?

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Ing. Alejandro Lieber
Rosario Argentina
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[BL] Problem with building a smaller fs.img, Alejandro Lieber, 04/18/2004
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [BL] Problem with building a smaller fs.img, 3aoo-cvfd, 04/19/2004
- Re: [BL] Problem with building a smaller fs.img, Alejandro Lieber, 04/20/2004
  - Re: [BL] Problem with building a smaller fs.img, Matrix Mole, 04/20/2004
    - Re: [BL] Problem with building a smaller fs.img, russ loroville, 04/20/2004
      - Re: [BL] Problem with building a smaller fs.img, 3aoo-cvfd, 04/21/2004
    - Re: [BL] Problem with building a smaller fs.img, 3aoo-cvfd, 04/20/2004