On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Carl Lowenstein
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Rich <[email protected]> wrote:
>> How would I format a floppy to a linux file system, ext2 or other?
>> GUI or command line is fine.
>>
>> Is there any advantage to doing so in order to save the preferences of
>> a CD only system, over a regular DOS 1.44 format?
>
> Ext2 file system knows about user/group ID and rwx permissions. DOS doesn't.
>
> $ sudo /sbin/fdisk /dev/fd0
> set one partition, default type 83
> Note that fdisk will call the partition /dev/fd0p1, but mkfs knows only
> /dev/fd0
> $ sudo mkfs.ext2 /dev/fd0
I missed the subject line Puppy Linux. So who knows. I experimented on CentOS.
I also observed the command "eject". "eject -h" says that "eject -f"
ejects the floppy.
"eject -f" says "command not implemented". So I had to reach over and
push the button.
Remember to umount before ejecting, it isn't a DOS file system.
carl
--
carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego
[email protected]
--
[email protected]
http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
