Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!ucsd!nprdc!apple From: apple@nprdc.arpa (Jim Apple) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: What is the max file system size ??? Message-ID: <1685@arctic.nprdc.arpa> Date: 30 Mar 89 16:40:44 GMT Sender: news@nprdc.arpa Reply-To: apple@nprdc.arpa (Jim Apple) Organization: Navy Personnel R&D Center, San Diego Lines: 29 Hi I made a 10 meg partion on my machine last night. But when I geve the command mkfs /dev/hd2 10323 , I got a message about file system to large for minor device. the largest I could get was 7500, is this the max ?? system config: XT clone seagate disk wd controller, minix 1.3+ Also in 1.3 mkfs has two new switchs -t and -d What do these do ?? I can' find them in the man_pages. thanks for the help Jim Apple WB1DOG apple@nprdc.mil ...}ucsd!nprdc!apple Jim Apple WB1DOG apple@nprdc.mil ...}ucsd!nprdc!apple