Hey guys, the subject says it all.
can i use linux for format a disk (currently ntfs) to fat32 ???

if so, what command do i need to use ?

and i assume i will have full read write access (i know i will lose all data on the drive)

thankyou

Why not use Windows?

Check out this posting. It explains how to do this.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...003/01/1/39959

Thanx...

"Why not use windows"
Because i dont have windows. but i do have a hard drive formatted in the ntfs file system.

but thats got my little problem sorted thanX

mkdosfs does fairly well, though you gotta learn how to use it. Also, you must partition a FAT32 partition under fdisk and not a Linux Native partition. I prefer to use Linux to do this kind of disk management. Run into too many problems with Windows, especially with large disks.

Why not format it as a Linux Native anyway since you don't have Windows? You may be in an advantageous position with no terrorist activity nearby.

If you have a floppy drive, you can go to Linux.org and search under their distros for "TOMSRTBT LINUX". However, the newest one has a coding error that won't let it boot. You need an older version which is also there. Better yet, it's here: http://www.toms.net/rb/ Simply run the installer that is in the tar you download (install.sh I believe) and then reboot from the floppy you just made. It will give you enough directions to get going. You'll have to mount everything by hand to access it though.