How can I create a FAT32 or NTFS FS
Hi, I sometimes use gparted to make a filesystem in an easier way than using CLI. The fact is that gparted appears, to me, as a frontend for CLI commands. I want to format an USB key, and change the filesystem to fat32, or ntfs. It is currently under ext3. I unmount it, delete the FS, and manage to create a new partition. But `fat32' and `ntfs' are impossible choices when creating the new FS. (They are deactivated.) Why? Thanks. -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that's all. (Oscar Wilde) signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: How can I create a FAT32 or NTFS FS
On Lu, 06 sep 10, 09:25:25, Merciadri Luca wrote: Hi, I sometimes use gparted to make a filesystem in an easier way than using CLI. The fact is that gparted appears, to me, as a frontend for CLI commands. I want to format an USB key, and change the filesystem to fat32, or ntfs. It is currently under ext3. I unmount it, delete the FS, and manage to create a new partition. But `fat32' and `ntfs' are impossible choices when creating the new FS. (They are deactivated.) Why? You are probably missing the packages dosfstools and ntfsprogs. They are both 'Suggested' by gparted, but not 'Recommended' because most GNU/Linux users should not need them. Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: How can I create a FAT32 or NTFS FS
Andrei Popescu wrote: On Lu, 06 sep 10, 09:25:25, Merciadri Luca wrote: Hi, I sometimes use gparted to make a filesystem in an easier way than using CLI. The fact is that gparted appears, to me, as a frontend for CLI commands. I want to format an USB key, and change the filesystem to fat32, or ntfs. It is currently under ext3. I unmount it, delete the FS, and manage to create a new partition. But `fat32' and `ntfs' are impossible choices when creating the new FS. (They are deactivated.) Why? You are probably missing the packages dosfstools and ntfsprogs. They are both 'Suggested' by gparted, but not 'Recommended' because most GNU/Linux users should not need them. Exactly. It installs, among others, mkntfs. Well, I don't fiddle anymore with Microsoft stuff, but someone needs to share pictures with me, and, obviously, he's not a GNU/linux user. -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. As soon as a man is born, he begins to die. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: How can I create a FAT32 or NTFS FS
On Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:32:12 +0300 Andrei Popescu andreimpope...@gmail.com wrote: On Lu, 06 sep 10, 09:25:25, Merciadri Luca wrote: Hi, I sometimes use gparted to make a filesystem in an easier way than using CLI. The fact is that gparted appears, to me, as a frontend for CLI commands. I want to format an USB key, and change the filesystem to fat32, or ntfs. It is currently under ext3. I unmount it, delete the FS, and manage to create a new partition. But `fat32' and `ntfs' are impossible choices when creating the new FS. (They are deactivated.) Why? You are probably missing the packages dosfstools and ntfsprogs. They are both 'Suggested' by gparted, but not 'Recommended' because most GNU/Linux users should not need them. I suppose that's debatable. I never touch Windows unless I have to, but I do often need to sneaker-net files between my Debian system and other Windows systems via USB flash drive, which therefore must be manipulated via dosfstools ... Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100906214843.9983b10f.cele...@gmail.com
Re: How can I create a FAT32 or NTFS FS
On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Celejar cele...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:32:12 +0300 Andrei Popescu andreimpope...@gmail.com wrote: You are probably missing the packages dosfstools and ntfsprogs. They are both 'Suggested' by gparted, but not 'Recommended' because most GNU/Linux users should not need them. I suppose that's debatable. I never touch Windows unless I have to, but I do often need to sneaker-net files between my Debian system and other Windows systems via USB flash drive, which therefore must be manipulated via dosfstools ... dosfstools, libfuse2, ntfs-3g, and ntfsprogs are pretty much essential to have full Windows file compatibility for copying/sharing functions, at least in my experience.
Re: How can I create a FAT32 or NTFS FS
Merciadri Luca put forth on 9/6/2010 3:26 AM: Well, I don't fiddle anymore with Microsoft stuff, but someone needs to share pictures with me, and, obviously, he's not a GNU/linux user. MIME attachments, FTP, Photo bucket, etc. Lots of ways to transfer pictures in the absence of physical media or problems with it. He could always just burn you a CD, or vice versa. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c85bf35.4000...@hardwarefreak.com
Re: How can I create a FAT32 or NTFS FS
On Lu, 06 sep 10, 20:59:00, Mark wrote: On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Celejar cele...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:32:12 +0300 Andrei Popescu andreimpope...@gmail.com wrote: You are probably missing the packages dosfstools and ntfsprogs. They are both 'Suggested' by gparted, but not 'Recommended' because most GNU/Linux users should not need them. I suppose that's debatable. I never touch Windows unless I have to, but I do often need to sneaker-net files between my Debian system and other Windows systems via USB flash drive, which therefore must be manipulated via dosfstools ... dosfstools, libfuse2, ntfs-3g, and ntfsprogs are pretty much essential to have full Windows file compatibility for copying/sharing functions, at least in my experience. Please note the use of should vs. do ;) and also, I was just trying to point out that interesting packages can be found in the Suggests of a package. I agree with the importance of ntfs-3g, especially since the kernel driver is not likely to replace it soon, but whether it's actually necessary to create any more NTFS partitions is indeed debatable :) Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
