Problem fomatting spare hdd

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#1

hi i have installed suse 11 and i have spare hdd but if i mount it it shows as 8.8gb and it is really 40gb.

i have tried yast/system/partioner and it shows as 40gb but i cant figure out what else to do as i dont want to fubar my new suse install.

Cheers for all you help

Medaluk

#2

If you want to format the spare HDD and if the spare HDD is not involved with Suse running on the original HDD, then go ahead. I suggest a two step process:

  1. delete whatever the Yast partitioner sees on the spare HDD
  2. create a new partition on the spare HDD and format it, all with the Yast partitioner.
#3

thanks for your help but what should i use ext 2/3 or fat etc

#4

Ext3 is excellent.