SUSE / openSUSEThis Forum is for the discussion of Suse Linux.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
very very new to linux, but excited.
bought a maxtor 6Y160P0 USB external harddrive - well it's a LaCie but the interior is maxtor.
want to format this one under xp on fat 32, but i can only format it on ntfs.
can anyone tell me how to format and prep it for linux on fat32?
thnx
I am not sure if I understood correctly: do you plan to install Linux on that drive?
Then leave the drive blank and let Linux-setup (Yast) do the job for you. But you shouldn't use FAT32 (I know, you want XP to be able to recognize it) since FAT32 is not compatible with Linux permissions. I am not sure if this is possible at all. Better you create an extra FAT32 partition for data exchange.
But if you have Linux already installed elsewhere, you can use Yast to do the partitioning/formating of the drive. Use Yast -> System -> Partitioner
or from console, use cfdisk to create the partition and mkdosfs to format it fat32 (see manpages for more details, or post again).
its not for installing linux, already got drive for that. i want to dump my files on the lacie, movies, pics, txts, so that i can acces them both on a xp- and usue-machine
thnx though, should format it under linux, then dump the files under xp.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.