initialize msdosfs on memory stick?

2013-09-12 Thread Gary Aitken
I can't seem to find how to do this in the handbook or man pages. I need to initialize a usb memory stick with an msdos file system. Is it possible, or do I have to find a windoze system? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: initialize msdosfs on memory stick?

2013-09-12 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:13:11 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote: On 09/12/13 15:51, Polytropon wrote: On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:39:26 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote: I can't seem to find how to do this in the handbook or man pages. I need to initialize a usb memory stick with an msdos file system. Is it

Re: initialize msdosfs on memory stick?

2013-09-12 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:39:26 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote: I can't seem to find how to do this in the handbook or man pages. I need to initialize a usb memory stick with an msdos file system. Is it possible, or do I have to find a windoze system? It is possible. The OS provides the newfs_msdos

Re: initialize msdosfs on memory stick?

2013-09-12 Thread Gary Aitken
On 09/12/13 15:51, Polytropon wrote: On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:39:26 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote: I can't seem to find how to do this in the handbook or man pages. I need to initialize a usb memory stick with an msdos file system. Is it possible, or do I have to find a windoze system? It is

Re: initialize msdosfs on memory stick?

2013-09-12 Thread Warren Block
On Thu, 12 Sep 2013, Gary Aitken wrote: I can't seem to find how to do this in the handbook or man pages. I need to initialize a usb memory stick with an msdos file system. Is it possible, or do I have to find a windoze system? Sure, it's possible. For maximum compatibility, I'd suggest

Re: initialize msdosfs on memory stick?

2013-09-12 Thread Gary Aitken
On 09/12/13 16:26, Polytropon wrote: On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:13:11 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote: On 09/12/13 15:51, Polytropon wrote: On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:39:26 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote: I can't seem to find how to do this in the handbook or man pages. I need to initialize a usb memory stick

Re: initialize msdosfs on memory stick?

2013-09-12 Thread Fbsd8
Gary Aitken wrote: On 09/12/13 16:26, Polytropon wrote: On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:13:11 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote: On 09/12/13 15:51, Polytropon wrote: On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:39:26 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote: I can't seem to find how to do this in the handbook or man pages. I need to initialize a

Re: initialize msdosfs on memory stick?

2013-09-12 Thread Gary Aitken
On 09/12/13 17:52, Warren Block wrote: On Thu, 12 Sep 2013, Gary Aitken wrote: I can't seem to find how to do this in the handbook or man pages. I need to initialize a usb memory stick with an msdos file system. Is it possible, or do I have to find a windoze system? Sure, it's possible.

Re: initialize msdosfs on memory stick?

2013-09-12 Thread Warren Block
On Thu, 12 Sep 2013, Gary Aitken wrote: On 09/12/13 17:52, Warren Block wrote: On Thu, 12 Sep 2013, Gary Aitken wrote: I can't seem to find how to do this in the handbook or man pages. I need to initialize a usb memory stick with an msdos file system. Is it possible, or do I have to find a

Re: initialize msdosfs on memory stick?

2013-09-12 Thread Gary Aitken
On 09/12/13 20:58, Warren Block wrote: On Thu, 12 Sep 2013, Gary Aitken wrote: On 09/12/13 17:52, Warren Block wrote: On Thu, 12 Sep 2013, Gary Aitken wrote: I can't seem to find how to do this in the handbook or man pages. I need to initialize a usb memory stick with an msdos file system.