addendum: mkdos on the same partion actually works and creates a working file system, which is also recognized by vista ... in case that matters. strange ... rossi >>On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx> wrote: >>>> ->mkfs -t bfs -v /dev/disk/ata/0/master/2 Haiku >> >>Shouldn't that be 0/master/2/0_0 or whatever partition index it is? > >I would have expected the same, but both DriveSetup and the /dev hierachy >insist on the path I wrote in the mail, no clue why ... > >Actually under /dev/disk/ata/0/master I have four entries: >0 1 2 raw > >which by coincidence ;-) actually matches my partition layout > >0 -> EISA Configuration (empty) required by FSC remote service or whatever >... >1 -> Windows Vista (don't kill me - need UMTS) >2 -> designated partition for Haiku if I ever manage to actually get it >initialized > >Btw, I also tried to (install) boot BeOS from CD on this laptop to use the >BeOS tools to fix the partition, however this of course failed, since BeOS >doesn't like USB cd-rom ;-( and the laptop has no built-in optical drive (its >actually slimmer and lighter than the MacBook Air ;-) > >Rossi >