Re: Formatting Floppy
Incoming from Barry Skidmore:
> I have formatted a floppy disk with the following command:
>
> # fdformat /dev/fd0h1440
>
> However, I am unable to mount it with the following command:
>
> # mount -f auto /dev/fd0 /mnt
"-f" (according to the man page) "fakes" the operation; ie., it does
everything BUT mount it.
> My question is what file system do I designate when I format the floppy
> under debian with the fdformat command (i.e., fdformat /dev/fd0h1440)?
> I want the floppy to be formatted with a linux file system, and not
> msdos.
Try "mkfs -t ext2 /dev/fd0h1440". You might also wish the "-m 1" to
minimize the amount of space lost to the lost+found directory.
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