On Sunday 13 March 2005 11:16, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Hi,
I just acquired a 1GB Lexar JumpDrive Sport and it came pre-formatted with a FAT-16 file system (gack!):
% file -s /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdc1: x86 boot sector, code offset 0x3c, OEM-ID "MSWIN4.1", sectors/cluster 32, root entries 512, Media descriptor 0xf8, sectors/FAT 248, hiddensectors 32, sectors 2030560 (volumes > 32 MB) , serial number 0x0, unlabeled, FAT (16 bit)
How might I go about putting a more rational file system on that device, given them my system accesses it via the whole subfs / automount business (which I really don't understand at all).
I have not had any luck coming up with a fruitful Google search on this topic.
A related question is what would be a good choice of file system for such a device? I use XFS on my hard drives, but my intuition says that this isn't necessarily the best choice for a device that I'll use to shuttle files between home and work.
Thanks in advance for any information and suggestions anyone can offer.
As a aside to this question, (excuse my ignorance) Can this be made bootable and a small OS be put on it? For a permanent kind of thing in a mobile installation. (GPS in an aircraft) Right now I am using a 1.6 gig regular hard drive. If not, how about a DOC that can be booted and then passed to the flash drive? Bob S.