Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 22:56:45 -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: <52329B0D.1090802@blackfoot.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1309122054120.24403@wonkity.com> References: <5232348E.4070607@dreamchaser.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1309121746170.21275@wonkity.com> <52327AC5.7080205@blackfoot.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1309122054120.24403@wonkity.com>
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On 09/12/13 20:58, Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 12 Sep 2013, Gary Aitken wrote: > >> 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. > > It's one of the many MS-DOS FAT variations: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_type Not fair, that makes it really magic ;-) Thanks
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