Format a jump drive or flash card on linux

richardo · 03-25-2006, 10:24 PM

I have a Whax CD to run a Linux livesecurity, can I use this to format a Jump drive or flash card on Linux formator do I need a full version Linux OS

Bruce Hill · 03-26-2006, 04:57 AM

Welcome to LQ!

Just try it. Mount the flash drive as root. Then issue

Code:

/sbin/mkdosfs -F32 -v /dev/hda2

if you want it FAT32, or for a Linux filesystem

Code:

mkfs [ -V ] [ -t fstype ] [ fs-options ] filesys [ blocks ]

You should be able to locate the flash drive by reading "dmesg"
and if you need to know more about making specific Linux filesystes,
issue "man mkfs" for more details.