Sometime near Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 02:13:51PM -0500, Barry Skidmore wrote: > I have formatted a floppy disk with the following command: > > # fdformat /dev/fd0h1440 > > However, I am unable to mount it with the following command: > > # mount -f auto /dev/fd0 /mnt > > I receive an error message that it is not an msdos disk. However, if > I try to mount it with this command, I receive the same error: > > # mount -f msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt > > The only thing that works is if I format the floppy on a windows machine > and then mount it with the above command, i.e. : > > # mount -f msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt > > > My question is what file system do I designate when I format the floppy > under debian with the fdformat command (i.e., fdformat /dev/fd0h1440)? > I want the floppy to be formatted with a linux file system, and not > msdos. > Try
$ mke2fs /dev/fd0 For a bare basic Ext2 floppy. As for the mounting, do you mean -t (as for -type)? -- Cheers, rinmak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
