Format/Reinitialize USB Flash drives [SOLVED]

[rodonn]

How do I format a USB Flas drive? FAT32 is the weapon of choice...

[putu]

Use XP :evil:

[rodonn]

Not exactly useful. In fact a waste of bandwidth. Klootzak.

[pheet]

I did this a couple of days ago.

You need to know the device name, in my case it was /dev/da0

From a console:
ls /dev/da*

should list available USB devices. If the stick is already mounted (have a look in konqueror system:/media ), unmount it first (in konqueror right click, unmount).

From a console (e.g. Konsole):
su
Password:
# newfs_msdos -L usbstick -F 32 /dev/da0


For more options, type man newfs_msdos from the console.

HTH

[rodonn]

Thx... I'd aproposed every combination of format and initialise I could think of...

[pheet]

Thx... I'd aproposed every combination of format and initialise I could think of...

NP. If it works ok, edit the title of your post to .. [SOLVED] :)

[putu]

I did this a couple of days ago.

You need to know the device name, in my case it was /dev/da0

From a console:
ls /dev/da*

should list available USB devices. If the stick is already mounted (have a look in konqueror system:/media ), unmount it first (in konqueror right click, unmount).

From a console (e.g. Konsole):
su
Password:
# newfs_msdos -L usbstick -F 32 /dev/da0


For more options, type man newfs_msdos from the console.

HTH

Valuable information. :D

Thanks pheet