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| From | Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Format an MS-DOS floppy on /dev/sdc |
| Date | 2019-03-20 21:10 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <xDPHc-Vd-13@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <xCD5n-3Sv-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
> I got myself a USB 3.5" disk drive and want to format a 3.5" HD disk
> so that it Just Works™ as a standard MS-DOS floppy.
Reading the manpage of mkfs.fat gives me the impression that
mkfs.fat /dev/sdc
should do the trick. Have you tried?
Stefan
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Format an MS-DOS floppy on /dev/sdc Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com> - 2019-03-17 13:30 +0100
Re: Format an MS-DOS floppy on /dev/sdc Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-03-17 13:50 +0100
Re: Format an MS-DOS floppy on /dev/sdc Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2019-03-17 17:40 +0100
Re: Format an MS-DOS floppy on /dev/sdc Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com> - 2019-03-20 20:50 +0100
Re: Format an MS-DOS floppy on /dev/sdc David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-03-17 17:50 +0100
Re: Format an MS-DOS floppy on /dev/sdc Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com> - 2019-03-20 21:10 +0100
Re: Format an MS-DOS floppy on /dev/sdc Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2019-03-20 21:20 +0100
Re: Format an MS-DOS floppy on /dev/sdc David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-03-21 03:20 +0100
Re: Format an MS-DOS floppy on /dev/sdc Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2019-03-21 04:10 +0100
Re: Format an MS-DOS floppy on /dev/sdc Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2019-03-20 21:10 +0100
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