On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 21:37 -0700, Carl Lowenstein wrote: > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Carl Lowenstein > <carl.lowenst...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Rich <rern...@san.rr.com> wrote: > >> How would I format a floppy to a linux file system, ext2 or other? > >> GUI or command line is fine. > >> > >> Is there any advantage to doing so in order to save the preferences of > >> a CD only system, over a regular DOS 1.44 format? > > > > Ext2 file system knows about user/group ID and rwx permissions. DOS > > doesn't. > > > > $ sudo /sbin/fdisk /dev/fd0 > > set one partition, default type 83 > > Note that fdisk will call the partition /dev/fd0p1, but mkfs knows only > > /dev/fd0 > > $ sudo mkfs.ext2 /dev/fd0 > > I missed the subject line Puppy Linux. So who knows. I experimented on > CentOS. > I also observed the command "eject". "eject -h" says that "eject -f" > ejects the floppy. > "eject -f" says "command not implemented". So I had to reach over and > push the button. >
I believe this is because udev doesn't have a default rule for fd0 these days. > Remember to umount before ejecting, it isn't a DOS file system. > Really? Doesn't the linux eject automagically umount and flush (not in that order)? -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast -- KPLUG-Newbie@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
