RTFM! ;-) ET Michael Havens writes: > So what is the option, "-t vfat" or "-t msdos"? I thought "xfs" was an > option. > Oh yea..... I don't "plan" on using this in windows but just in case I need > to pull a file off of my dad's computer. > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 9:02 AM, wrote: > >> 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 < >>>>>> 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 >>>>>> > >>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/****mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> ** >>>>>> >**> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------****--------------------- >>>>> >>>> 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