Re: mkfs question

[Michael Schmitz <MSchmitz@lbl.gov>]

Matthew A Dunford wrote:
> 
> Thank you for the reply.  That's just the problem.  I don't have a SCSI
> drive.  I've got a Performa636CD (Quadra 630 series) with an internal IDE
> hard drive, which I would like to put some kind of Linux or BSD on.  If I

Thanks for volunteering this information. 

> could only format the drive with a mkfs application, I think I could take
> it from there.  Is there anyway I could use mkfs on my drive from a remote
> location?  Or is there another mkfs application written for IDE drives?

I still don't understand your problem. If you booted the Debian installer on
that machine you should be able to create the filesystem no problem. If that
doesn't work for you, please report which kernel you are using (version,
file 
date or build date).

	Michael