RE: corrupted directory, I can not clear !! help !!
Use dd and pipe /dev/zero onto the disk device (/dev/hdb)
then rerun fdisk and make sure that you see it sync and ioctl before you try
creating the new partition. If in doubt about it writing to the disk then
do a complete power off and check for certain that the partition table
starts off empty.
Colin.
Solution City Ltd
http://www.solution-city.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Selby [mailto:dave_arahan@yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: 12 January 2003 16:42
To: Debian
Subject: corrupted directory, I can not clear !! help !!
I had hdb partitioned as
hdb1 windows
hdb2 debian
hdb3 linux partition for archive
I have since moved debian to an 80GB drive hda.
I want hdb to be a single linux partition I can use to archive data.
I used linux fdisk to remove all partitions on hdb, I then created one
partition on hdb, ie hdb1 taking up the entire disk.
I ran mkfs.ex2 /dev/hdb1
All AOK
Except when I mount it and go into the directory I get .....
debian:/mnt# cd archive/
debian:/mnt/archive# ls
AdemTech autoexec.bat io.sys
setupxlg.txt
Config.ctl autoexec.nav linuxarchive.directory suhdlog.dat
Config.sys bootlog.prv msdos.--- system.1st
Downloads bootlog.txt msdos.sys unzipped
Driver command.com ncdtree
win98archive
My Documents ctstop.txt netlog.txt windows
Office52 detlog.old recycled zak98
Program Files detlog.txt sbpci ~mssetup.t
Schizm epusbdrv scandisk.log
aureate-uninstall-log.txt frunlog.txt setuplog.txt
debian:/mnt/archive#
ie my windows directory !!! I dont undestand ..
I cd to /mnt/archive, ie hdb1
rm -rf *
rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft
Shared/Stationery/Santa Workshop.gif': Read-only file system
rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft
Shared/Stationery/StoryBook.gif': Read-only file system
rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft
Shared/Stationery/Story Book.htm': Read-only file system
rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft
Shared/Stationery/Tiki.gif': Read-only file system
rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft
Shared/Stationery/Tiki Lounge.htm': Read-only file system
rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft
Shared/Stationery/Christmas Trees.gif': Read-only file system
rm: cannot unlink `Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft
Shared/Stationery/aleabanr.gif': Read-only file system
Im stuck guys. I have tried e2fsck, it check out aok but somehow I am stuck
with a corrupted DOS directory which I can not clear ??
I need an equiverlant of a DOS format command I think, the nearest I can
find
is fdformat but this is only for floppy disks.
Any ideas how I can wipe my hdb disk clean ??
Many thanks for any help
Dave
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