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Re: Formatting drive



Hello,

Peter Allen:
> You can either run dos fdisk, or you can run linux fdisk/cfdisk, and
> change the partition type, then finally running mkfs -t msdos /dev/????
> on it.

I've heard it recommended to use the relevant fdisk for creating partitions
- ie use the DOS fdisk for creating a DOS partition.

Probably a sensible habit, even if it doesn't make any difference.


Jiri


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