Creating 237GB FAT32 partition fails

[John Gilmore]

Script started on Sun Dec 14 02:38:11 2003
address@hidden root]# ./parted /dev/hdc
GNU Parted 1.6.6
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Using /dev/hdc
Information: The operating system thinks the geometry on /dev/hdc is
30394/255/63.  Therefore, cylinder 1024 ends at 8032.499M.
(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/hdc: 0.000-238418.579 megabytes
Disk label type: msdos
Minor    Start       End     Type      Filesystem  Flags
1          0.031    298.081  primary   fat16       boot
2       1004.062 238417.778  primary               lba
(parted) mkfs 2 fat32
(parted) print
Disk geometry for /dev/hdc: 0.000-238418.579 megabytes
Disk label type: msdos
Minor    Start       End     Type      Filesystem  Flags
1          0.031    298.081  primary   fat16       boot
2       1004.062 238417.778  primary               lba
(parted) check 2
Warning: Partition 1 is 298.050Mb, but the file system is 290.237Mb.
Ignore/Cancel? i
Error: Could not detect file system.
(parted) check 2
Warning: Partition 1 is 298.050Mb, but the file system is 290.237Mb.
Ignore/Cancel? i
Error: Could not detect file system.
(parted) quit
Information: Don't forget to update /etc/fstab, if necessary.

address@hidden root]# dosfsck /dev/hdc2
dosfsck 2.8, 28 Feb 2001, FAT32, LFN
Cluster size is zero.
address@hidden root]# 
Script done on Sun Dec 14 02:39:10 2003