formating a partition in linux to vfat (fat32)
7 Sep
2001
7 Sep
'01
14:46
Hi, Quick question. mke2fs -cv /dev/<hdX> formats a partition to ex2t How do you format a partition to vfat (FAT32) in linux ? Without reverting to DOS Regards Matt
8 Sep
8 Sep
05:04
New subject: [SLE] formating a partition in linux to vfat (fat32)
On 7 Sep 2001, Matt wrote:
Quick question.
mke2fs -cv /dev/<hdX> formats a partition to ex2t
How do you format a partition to vfat (FAT32) in linux ?
Without reverting to DOS
mkdosfs /dev/<hdX>. When you mount it, however, make sure you specify 'vfat' and not 'msdos' as the fs type. -- noodlez: Karol Pietrzak PGP KeyID: 0x3A1446A0
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