tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792547693187134692012-02-16T04:39:09.807-08:00Get your fingers dirtyTechyTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11776808899007128420noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-879254769318713469.post-63346485954396551482008-09-03T02:59:00.001-07:002008-09-03T02:59:48.057-07:00<p>If you are using linux but dont have enough knowledge to format a pen drive, give a look at following commands. You can format USB pen drive with the help of following commands:</p> <p>[a] fdisk : Partition table manipulator for Linux</p> <p>[b] mkfs.ext3 : Create an ext2/ext3 filesystem by formatting given<br />partition name (/dev/partition)</p> <p>[c] e2label : Change the label on an ext2/ext3 filesystem</p> <p>First make sure USB pen is not mounted. Click on Places > Computer ><br />Select USB pen ></p> <p>Right click > Select Unmount Volume.</p> <p>Let us assume that /dev/sda1 is your partition name for USB pen. To<br />format type the following<br />command (Open X terminal and type the command)</p> <p>$ sudo mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1</p> <p>Caution: Careful while entering device/partition name; wrong name can<br />wipe out entire hard disk!!!</p> <p>Now use e2label command to change the filesystem label on the ext3<br />filesystem located on device /dev/sda1:</p> <p>$ sudo e2label /dev/sda1 usb-pen</p> <p>You can also create an MS-DOS/Windows XP file system under Linux,<br />enter:</p> $ sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1<br />Now you are ready to use USB pen.<br />there is a link of the web page from where i got this<br />** Ubuntu Linux format USB pen drive **<br />How do I format a USB pen drive under Ubuntu Linux for ext3 file<br />system?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/879254769318713469-6334648595439655148?l=techytux.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TechyTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11776808899007128420noreply@blogger.com0