Re: newbieQ: format a dos partition under linux for alpha

To: Martin Kodaj <kodaj@via.at>
Cc: 'debian-alpha' <debian-alpha@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: newbieQ: format a dos partition under linux for alpha
From: Bart Warmerdam <bartw@xs4all.nl>
Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 15:45:56 +0200
Message-id: <[🔎] 19990502154556.A15773@xs4all.nl>
Mail-followup-to: Martin Kodaj <kodaj@via.at>, 'debian-alpha' <debian-alpha@lists.debian.org>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 01BE94A2.CCDBEB10.kodaj@via.at>; from Martin Kodaj on Sun, May 02, 1999 at 01:50:26PM +0200
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On Sun, May 02, 1999 at 01:50:26PM +0200, Martin Kodaj wrote:
> hello!
> 
> how can i format one DOS partition from linux?!

  Install the dosfstools package, edit the config file in /etc to match your
  system and use the format tool in this package. (fdformat IIRC).

  HTH,

  B.
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B. Warmerdam                                              GNU/Debian Linux
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