mkfs.msdos command not found

sant527 · 11-03-2009, 07:08 AM

I am using arch linux

I am trying to format a partition as

mkfs.msdos -F 16 /dev/sdb1

but it says command not found

I also tried

mkfs -t msdos -F 16 /dev/sdb1

this also says mkfs.msdos not found.

How to do it.

repo · 11-03-2009, 07:14 AM

mkfs.msdos is part of the
dosfstools

pixellany · 11-03-2009, 07:16 AM

Same here.....

Found this:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=59112

syg00 · 11-03-2009, 07:22 AM

Arch has a good wiki and fora - if you plan to use Arch I suggest you get used to reading them.
Install the dosfstools package.

pixellany · 11-03-2009, 07:37 AM

A faster way to find something like this:

pacman -Sl|grep dos

faster even than Google......

sant527 · 11-04-2009, 12:50 AM

Thank you for the solution