On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:28:25 +0800, Tata Dano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/10/06, rexonf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> A sure way to get this working is to take out the disk, attach to a > WinXP >> computer, format it FAT32, put it back in the USB case. >> >> I've already done this with the other drives but I want the entire drive > to be formatted in Linux specifications. I think fdisk /dev/sda ang > pinakamalapit na reply. Anyways, salamat sa lahat na nag reply. >
afaik fdisk only creates the partitions. you would need a separate utility to create the actual filesystem that will reside in that partition. the tools usually start with mkfs. once i tried to wean myself out of the mandriva wizards so i tried repartitioning a hdd in a pure cli fashion. i didnt find out how to properly create a reiser fs and since my time was running out i just used the diskdrake utility. no such misfortunes on the ext3 partitions though. your mileage might vary. ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back" Anuerin G. Diaz Registered Linux User #246176 Friendly Linux Board @ http://mandrivausers.org/index.php http://capsule.ramfree17.org , when you absolutely have nothing else better to do _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
