format hdd
 

Hi!

I wanted to add new hard drive. I already know how to partion the drive but doesnt know how to format it. Please Help!

Thanks

Hi jorasmi,

You simply have to make a filesystem on the partition you want to use. Let's say, the partition is adressed via /dev/hda6 and you want to "format" it with reiserfs, you just have to be logged in as root and execute For other filesystems, there are similar commands, for example mkfs.ext2 or mkfs.ext3. If you're unsure which filesystem to use, I recommend ReiserFS. It's fast and journaled :-)

Greetings,

Seppel

Thanks Seppel. :)

can i also do that on floppy?

i suppose yes, but try it ;)