Whether you do it in a terminal or with a GUI, this article is a wealth of information about this: http://www.unixmen.com/how-to-format-usb-drive-in-the-terminal/ On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > why does it matter? it is only 2 gig. > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 10:34 AM, wrote: > >> If I was you, I'd make a partition. >> Scary... >> ET >> >> >> Michael Havens writes: >> >>> sudo mkfs -t vfat -I /dev/sdc did it. Thanks Enrique! Now I get the nice >>> file manager appearing and everything.... How cool. I had to use -I >>> because >>> there are no partitions on the drive. >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Michael Havens >>> wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> plug-discuss >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> discuss>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/********mailman/listinfo/plug-**** >>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> discuss>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/********mailman/listinfo/plug-**** >>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> discuss>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> **>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> >**> >>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------********--------------------- >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 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 >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. 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