System Architecture: All/General
RedHat Release: All/General
FAQ Category: Hardware Issues
Modification Date: Oct 20, 1998
How do I format a floppy with a MSDOS file system or EXT2 file system?
Use fdformat for low level formatting.... Use mkdosfs to format an MSDOS file system: mkdosfs /dev/fd0 Access this via mtools (mdir a:, mcopy file a:, etc.), or mount via mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy Using MSDOS floppies makes exchanging files with your Windows-based friends much easier (I did see a posting once about the ability to read an EXT2 file system from Windows (95, etc.), but don't know the link or how well it works). Use mke2fs to format an EXT2 file system (e.g., for a root floppy): mke2fs /dev/fd0
man fdformat man mke2fs man mkdosfs