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...your computer and linux distro are old and you need to reboot before formatting :
A sync() and a BLKRRPART ioctl() (reread partition table from disk) are performed before exiting when the partition table has been updated. Long ago it used to be necessary to reboot after the use of fdisk. I do not think this is the case anymore - indeed, rebooting too quickly might cause loss of not-yet-written data. Note that both the kernel and the disk hardware may buffer data.
(excerpt from "fdisk(8) - Linux man page")

OR

maybe your version of "fdisk is [...] buggy [and] does fuzzy things" (excerpt from the same man page).

Ever tried with cfdisk of sfdisk ?

- Is it a feature or a bug ? -

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reformatting old NTFS part on Mandrake - Cpt FantaSy 2005-05-01 03:41:05
- RE: reformatting old NTFS part on Mandrake - Tr flamebalrog 2005-05-01 10:38:35
  - RE: reformatting old NTFS part on Mandrake - 2nd Lt Icydemon 2005-05-01 12:52:27
    - RE: reformatting old NTFS part on Mandrake - Gen Asmodai 2005-05-02 08:01:08
      - RE: reformatting old NTFS part on Mandrake - 2nd Lt Icydemon 2005-05-02 12:46:24
        I the exact same problem atm - nt - Cpt FantaSy 2005-05-03 18:18:55
        RE: The only cure (i've ever found) - 2nd Lt Icydemon 2005-05-03 21:52:27
        thanks a lot, it worked! =) - nt - Cpt FantaSy 2005-05-04 01:06:08
        have * - nt - Cpt FantaSy 2005-05-03 18:19:24
        >Maybe... - Tr flamebalrog 2005-05-02 20:20:36 <
        RE: Maybe... - 2nd Lt Icydemon 2005-05-02 23:48:17

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Message:	On 2005-05-02 20:20:36, flamebalrog wrote >...your computer and linux distro are old and you need to reboot [b]before[/b] formatting : >[i]A sync() and a BLKRRPART ioctl() (reread partition table from disk) are performed before exiting when the partition table has been updated. [b]Long ago it used to be necessary to reboot after the use of fdisk.[/b] I do not think this is the case anymore - indeed, rebooting too quickly might cause loss of not-yet-written data. Note that both the kernel and the disk hardware may buffer data.[/i] >([url=http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man8/fdisk.8.html]excerpt from "fdisk(8) - Linux man page"[/url]) > >OR > >maybe your version of "[i]fdisk is [...] buggy [and] does fuzzy things[/i]" (excerpt from the same man page). > >Ever tried with cfdisk of sfdisk ?
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