Re: [SD4L-user] mkfs hangs when creating large container from HD partition

[Jonathan C. <jco...@ro...>]

I just tried creating a default Windows-compatible Scramdisk container 
on a partition and it worked.
There is one odd thing. The size shows up as 75Gb, the size of the 
entire drive, not the 23Gb available in the empty partition. The other 
partitions are still there.

An attempt to create a smaller 15Gb ext2 Scramdisk failed. I might need 
to verify that mkfs.ext2 works OK on its own.

Jonathan Coles wrote:
> Hi Ulrich,
>
> I changed two things from the Windows compatible default: Digest SHA256 
> and file system ext2. The container size was automatically selected at 
> 23Gb, the remaining space on the drive.
>
> Here's the end of "ps ax" output showing the sleeping (dead in the 
> water?) processes:
>
>  6803 pts/0    R      8:27 scramdisk
>  6829 ?        S      0:00 [pdflush]
>  6848 ?        S      0:02 [scramdisk01]
>  6849 pts/0    S      0:00 mkfs.ext2 /dev/scramdisk/vol01
>  6850 ?        S      0:00 [pdflush]
>
> Now that I know how to avoid the lengthy mouse-waggling sessions, I can 
> try a few more scenarios. Perhaps a smaller volume would work. Perhaps 
> the Windows-compatible default would work.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jonathan Coles wrote:
>   
>> I have tried several times to create a Scramdisk container on a hard 
>> drive partition (about 24Gb). After several minutes of mouse waggling, 
>> Scramdisk begins encrypting and formatting the partition. This continues 
>> until the progress bar is near 100%. Then, the Scramdisk application 
>> becomes unresponsive. If you cover it with another window and then give 
>> it the focus again, Scramdisk does not restore its window. Running "ps 
>> ax" reveals that mkfs and Scramdisk are still running, but are asleep.
>>
>> I am running Ubuntu 8.04 with kernel 2.6.24-19 and ScramDisk 1.3.0. 
>> Admittedly, this one was built for kernel 2.6.24-18, but container 
>> creation on flash memory cards and as .svl files works as it should.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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