it appears that msdos and vfat just point to each other (man mkfs.vfat is the man for mkfs.msdos). Is this correct? So then it doesn't matter if I do "-t vfat" or "-t msdos". What about "xtfs"? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 9:25 AM, wrote: > 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 >>>>>> 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 < >>>>> 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 >