filed a bug report, re: mkdosfs hangs while scanning for bad blocks

[whollygoat@letterboxes.org]

On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:43 -0800, whollygoat@letterboxes.org wrote:
> Anybody know what's going on or can help debug
> this at least?
> 
> Running squeeze I am having trouble reformatting a 
> 
>   * 64MB memory stick and a 
>   * 160GB 2.5" HD in a USB linked 
>     external enclosure
> 
> using "mkdosfs -c /dev/sd{ag}1".
> 

See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=556141
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