Re: Formatting Floppy
use kfloppy to format
s. keeling wrote:
> 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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