Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:58:17 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Gary Aitken <vagabond@blackfoot.net> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: initialize msdosfs on memory stick? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1309122054120.24403@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <52327AC5.7080205@blackfoot.net> References: <5232348E.4070607@dreamchaser.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1309121746170.21275@wonkity.com> <52327AC5.7080205@blackfoot.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
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
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?alpine.BSF.2.00.1309122054120.24403>