diff --git a/format/main.c b/format/main.c
index fbf1a00..4a45583 100644
--- a/format/main.c
+++ b/format/main.c
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@
 
   if (q == 0x0) {
     memset(sector,0x0,512);
-
-    if (fseek(fd,d->partitions[i].p_offset * 512,0x0) != 0x0) {
+    if (fseek(fd,d->partitions[i].p_offset * 512,SEEK_SET) != 0x0) {
       fprintf(stderr, "Error: fseek failed\n");
       exit(0x1);
       }
@@ -121,12 +120,10 @@
     blocks--;
     }
 
-  batSect = (d->partitions[i].p_offset + 1) + (blocks * 8);
-
-
+  batSect = (d->partitions[i].p_offset + (blocks * 8));
   /* write super block here */
-  if (fseek(fd,d->partitions[i].p_offset * 512,0x0) != 0x0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: fseek failed\n");
+  if (fseek(fd,d->partitions[i].p_offset + (d->partitions[i].p_size - 1),SEEK_SET) != 0x0) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error: fseek failed for super block\n");
     exit(0x1);
     }
   // fill in superblock here
@@ -163,9 +160,11 @@
 
   fwrite(sb,512,1,fd);
 
+
   /* Write BAT */
-  if (fseek(fd,batSect * 512,0x0) != 0x0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: fseek failed\n");
+  rewind(fd);
+  if (fseek(fd,batSect * 512,SEEK_SET) != 0x0) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error: fseek failed for bat\n");
     exit(0x1);
     }
 
@@ -191,6 +190,10 @@
 
 /***
  $Log$
+ Revision 1.6  2004/09/03 13:33:00  flameshadow
+ chg: BAT should be empty before allocating space for the root dir,
+      indicies, and journal
+
  Revision 1.5  2004/09/03 12:30:56  flameshadow
  chg: used original/new superblock definition
  add: most of the superblock info filled in for format