kitepilot@twinbeech[~]$ man mkfs|grep fat fs(5), badblocks(8), fsck(8), mkdosfs(8), mke2fs(8), mkfs.bfs(8), mkfs.ext2(8), mkfs.ext3(8), mkfs.ext4(8), mkfs.minix(8), mkfs.msdos(8), mkfs.vfat(8), mkfs.xfs(8), mkfs.xiafs(8) kitepilot@twinbeech[~]$ man 8 mkfs.vfat Michael Havens writes: > what is the option in mkfs? I looked at man but they don't list it. Is it > '-t fat32'? > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 8:52 AM, wrote: > >> THen you are good... :) >> Create a partition and install a FAT-32 filesystem if you plan on pluging >> that thing to Wincrap. >> ET >> >> Michael Havens writes: >> >>> dmesg says the drive is sdc. I can then mount the drive and look at it's >>> contents. >>> now for your directions: >>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ lsusb > /tmp/junk-lsusb-0.txt >>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ cat /proc/partitions > >>> /tmp/junk-partitions-0.txt >>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ lsusb > /tmp/junk-lsusb-1.txt >>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ cat /proc/partitions > >>> /tmp/junk-partitions-1.txt >>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ diff /tmp/junk-lsusb-?.txt >>> 0a1 >>> >>>> Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0930:6544 Toshiba Corp. Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 >>>> >>> Stick (2GB) >>> All is good. >>> I can tell you right now that there are no partitions on this drive. It is >>> dev/sdc. I kinow this is the case because I can mount /dev/sdc /mnt/sdc >>> and >>> look at the contents. There is nothing in it that I want to keep. >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 8:12 AM, wrote: >>> >>>> First question to answer is: Is the drive being detected? >>>> Unplug the drive, wait a minute and do: >>>> lsusb > /tmp/junk-lsusb-0.txt >>>> cat /proc/partitions > /tmp/junk-partitions-0.txt >>>> Now plug the drive, wait a minute and do: >>>> lsusb > /tmp/junk-lsusb-1.txt >>>> cat /proc/partitions > /tmp/junk-partitions-1.txt >>>> Then >>>> diff /tmp/junk-lsusb-?.txt >>>> If you see at leas one line you are good, otherwise you are dead in the >>>> water. >>>> If you can see the device, then: >>>> diff /tmp/junk-partitions-?.txt >>>> That's your partition. >>>> Depending on what you have (if you have) next steps are different. >>>> YMMV... >>>> ET >>>> >>>> Michael Havens writes: >>>> >>>>> Okay, when I was making a backup drive I did so on a drive that was too >>>>> small. (bummer) now, when I stick that device in nothing happens (the >>>>> nice >>>>> little file manager doesn't appear). So I think that is because I >>>>> created >>>>> a >>>>> label for this drive. So I wonder to myself how to fix it. What I think >>>>> of >>>>> is mkfs. What is a generic filesystem I can use on microsoft computers >>>>> too? >>>>> is xtfs the best or should I go with fat 16/32? or am I incorrect that >>>>> this >>>>> will fix the problem? >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>>> ------------------------------****--------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.****org< >>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.**phxlinux.org > >>>> >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/****mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> >>>> >>>> >>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss