mke2fs: invalid arg to ext2 library ?

[will trillich <will@serensoft.com>]

Invalid argument passed to ext2 library while setting up superblock

--i didn't get any response before, so i'm trying a different
--subject line. if this is the wrong place to ask, pliz direct
--me to the right one...

i tried the potato mke2fs on /dev/hda9 hda10 hda11, but only one
of the three worked -- the other two bombed out with 'Invalid
argument passed to ext2 library while setting up superblock' ??

this is after CFDISK with partition type 83 for all partitions
involved (82 is swap, 85 is linux extended but that partition
type is silently ignored by cfdisk). here's the results of my
three 'mkfs' attempts:


# mkfs.ext2 /dev/hda9
mke2fs 1.18, 11-Nov-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=4096 (log=2)
Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
1982464 inodes, 3964030 blocks
198201 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
121 block groups
32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
16384 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks: 
	32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208
[snip]
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done


	** /dev/hda9 works like a charm. hda10 and hda11 DO NOT!


# mkfs.ext2 /dev/hda10
mke2fs 1.18, 11-Nov-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09
/dev/hda10: Invalid argument passed to ext2 library while setting up superblock


# mke2fs /dev/hda11
mke2fs 1.18, 11-Nov-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09
/dev/hda11: Invalid argument passed to ext2 library while setting up superblock


	** mke2fs and mkfs.ext2 seem to be identical, but i tried
	** them both just in case...


# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 3739 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes

   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1             1        30    240943+  83  Linux
/dev/hda2   *        31        33     24097+  83  Linux
/dev/hda3            34        63    240975   82  Linux swap
/dev/hda4            64      3739  29527470    5  Extended
/dev/hda5            64       367   2441848+  83  Linux
/dev/hda6           368       549   1461883+  83  Linux
/dev/hda7           550      1157   4883728+  83  Linux
/dev/hda8          1158      1765   4883728+  83  Linux
/dev/hda9          1766      2130   2931831   83  Linux
/dev/hda10         2131      2495   2931831   83  Linux
/dev/hda11         2496      3739   9992398+  83  Linux


any RTFM pointers would be welcome.


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