> What version of mke2fs are you running? IIRC, earlier versions > had problems with filesystems over 2G. Try getting 1.10 from > tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/ext2fs and see what happens..
The old mke2fs can indeed not create file systems over 2Gb however a busy status from the disk like that normally indicates its a device in the "please return doorstop to vendor" category