Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:39:01 -0600 From: Gary Aitken <vagabond@blackfoot.net> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: initialize msdosfs on memory stick? Message-ID: <52327AC5.7080205@blackfoot.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1309121746170.21275@wonkity.com> References: <5232348E.4070607@dreamchaser.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1309121746170.21275@wonkity.com>
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On 09/12/13 17:52, Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 12 Sep 2013, Gary Aitken wrote: > >> I can't seem to find how to do this in the handbook or man pages. I >> need to initialize a usb memory stick with an msdos file system. Is >> it possible, or do I have to find a windoze system? > > Sure, it's possible. For maximum compatibility, I'd suggest creating > an MBR layout on it. Some devices expect that. Assuming it is da0 > (make sure) and that everything on it has been backed up... > > # gpart destroy -F da0 > # gpart create -s mbr da0 > # gpart add -t \!12 da0 > # newfs_msdos -F32 /dev/da0s1 That worked, thanks. Where is the magic file type !12 described? I don't see it as one of the possibilities in man gpart.
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