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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: mkfs
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Date: 4 Oct 89 22:00:50 GMT
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I tried John Nall's mkfs fix.  It worked on a floppy.  Will some very
brave soul try it on a large hard disk and report back.  I would suggest
backing up the disk before attempting this experiment.  Thank you for
offering up your disk to Science.

Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)