Some newbie questions...

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: Some newbie questions...
started by: arthur92

Posted by arthur92 on Feb. 03 2005,16:42

Hi, I'm new in Linux and I'm using DSL for practice and get on it...
I've been used the Microslow OS for years... And I've get sick for those lots and lots of runtime errors, virus, unexpected errors... >_< but I did'nt know that there was a lot better OS than Win... Then I'm now changing to Linux, but first I need to know how to use it, for that reason, I'm now using DSL for practiting some commands, viewing the interface...

Ok, here's the first question:

About the floppy disks, I've mounted them, I've accesed to them, now... I want to know how formate them, both in EXT2 and FAT???

Thanks in advance

Posted by cbagger01 on Feb. 03 2005,17:29

Hmm...

See if this works. Open up an xterminal window and type:

mkfs -t EXT2 /dev/fd0

Posted by arthur92 on Feb. 03 2005,18:41

It works. But when it finish with the format and I try to mount the disk, I can't.

I'm using the auto-mount button (That with the screw on it)

And how can I give to the floppy disk a FAT format in DSL?

Posted by skaos on Feb. 04 2005,11:26

To make a dos/fat formatted diskette:
mkfs -t msdos /dev/fd0

Posted by arthur92 on Feb. 05 2005,04:16

Doesn't works, It says that the file doesn't exist...

Posted by green on Feb. 05 2005,06:46

I had to get:

dosfstools.dsl

from the repository to do that.

Posted by arthur92 on Feb. 05 2005,15:44

Quote (green @ Feb. 05 2005,01:46)

I had to get:

dosfstools.dsl

from the repository to do that.

How and where???

Posted by mikshaw on Feb. 05 2005,15:49

< http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/damnsmall/mydsl/ >

Everything is neatly categorized, so dosfstools would probably be in <your guess here>.

Use emelfm to find the file after downloading, highlight the file, and press the mydsl button to install.

Posted by arthur92 on Feb. 05 2005,23:02

Excellent, now it's working!!!

Thanks!!!

Now my next question, why can I mount the FAT formatted floppy disk but not the EXT2 formatted floppy disk???