Need help with minix fs under linux

[eigen]

I have Minix fs support enabled under in the Kernel (2.6) however I do not see a mkfs.minix listing in /sbin. I believe the utiil-linux package has source for this but the included docs do not help with installation. Does anyone have xperince with this.

For those that care why this dumb newb is using minix fs , it required to build a ramdisk so I can encrypt / (root partion).see the loop-aes project for more details. .

You guys are my last hope (saved the best for last) as I have posted this question on more linux specific boards and am getting little help,

 

[Sunner]

mkfs.minix rather than makefs.minix should work.

 

[eigen]

sorry that was a typo , I meant mkfs.minix.Still at the same problem

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: eigen
sorry that was a typo , I meant mkfs.minix.Still at the same problem

What distro and version?

 

[drag]

Maybe try something like mkfs -t minix devicename. You may also need to load a minix module for your kernel to get minix support going for your kernel.

try locate minix command, see if you can find it that way.