Format USB Drive

Forum: DSL Embedded
Topic: Format USB Drive
started by: desnotes

Posted by desnotes on Dec. 10 2005,17:47

I am trying to install DSL Embedded on a USB Pen Drive. I have the dsl-2-0-embedded.zip and mformat.exe. I plugged in my USB drive and it was recognized as "Removable Drive (F:)." However, when I click on mformat.exe from the CD or from a directory on my hard drive (Win XP). I receive the following error message:

No USB Flash Disk Found!

The USB drive is a PNY 256MB. Is there something I am missing or are there certain USB drives that cannot be formatted?

Thanks,

desNotes

Posted by cbagger01 on Dec. 10 2005,21:32

Why do you need to format the drive?

If the files are there after you unzipped the dsl download, then you are in business.

Just double-click on the BAT file and away you go.

Posted by desnotes on Dec. 10 2005,22:29

Thanks...I did that and it worked. So what is the mformat.exe file for?

Thanks again,

desNotes