On Thursday 04 January 2001 7:37 pm, David B. Harris wrote: > To quote john gennard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > # It seems formatting can be done with 'mkfs' - most of the manpage > # is (hopefully!) clear, but I have seen no guidance on what block > # sizes would be appropriate or what the advantages/disadvantages > # of different ones are. 512 and 8192 may well be the extremes of > # choice - but what should I select and why? > > Well, most of that is done automatically. If you have Windows on > the machine, you should use 'mkfs.vfat', so it can read it too. If > you don't have Windows, stick with ext2, and run 'mkfs.ext2 > /dev/<harddrive device>'. It should Just Work(tm). :) > > Dave
Thanks, Dave. I don't have Windows on this box. I'll try your advice tomorrow. Grateful, John.
