Format new msdos drive
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Go into sysinstall | Go into sysinstall | ||
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| + | select fdisk | ||
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| + | use type 11 (fat32) | ||
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| + | exit sysinstall | ||
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| + | # newfs_msdos /dev/da0 | ||
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| + | Note when I went to do this on a IDE drive on ad1 I had to do | ||
| + | # newfs_msdos /dev/ad1s1 | ||
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| + | Now you should be able to mount it as msdos. | ||
[[Category:Common Tasks]] | [[Category:Common Tasks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:01, 24 October 2006
To create and format a new FAT32 drive do the following:
Go into sysinstall
select fdisk
use type 11 (fat32)
exit sysinstall
# newfs_msdos /dev/da0
Note when I went to do this on a IDE drive on ad1 I had to do
# newfs_msdos /dev/ad1s1
Now you should be able to mount it as msdos.
