I formatted a Floppy... So how do i create the file system?

[KarlOldman]

Hi, I have only had Red Hat Linux 7.1 for a few days now, and yesterday i worked out how to format a floppy (I wanted to bring a picture to this computer to upload) so I typed this in the terminal emulator:

fdformat /dev/fd0h1440

and it formated and then verified I thought 'great!' but Linux wouldnt mount the floppy because it didint have a file system, but i dont know how do create one, any help?

Thanks,
Karl.

[MBMarduk]

Weird.
Formatting IS making the filesystem.
When you did mke2fs you ALSO formatted your blank HDD with the Ext2 FS format.

So your fstab is maybe fscked?
I know mine isn't ok either, whenI mounted floppies with type "auto" my box constantly defaulted to fat12 or sumting like that instead of vfat.
Try typing "vfat" in your fstab instead whereever your /dev/fd0 resides inside.

[dvdnut]

oi essex boy hawwwsit gaaaain!

hasnt redhat got these utils in kde?

[KarlOldman]

Didnt realise, pressed on the K: Utilities: Floppy Formater (a nice program that formats and create the file syste) d'oh! :)

[eperch]

After formatting, create the filesystem using:

mke2fs -m 0 /dev/fd0H1440 1440

[bdg1983]

Originally posted by KarlOldman:
<STRONG>Didnt realise, pressed on the K: Utilities: Floppy Formater (a nice program that formats and create the file syste) d'oh! :)</STRONG>

Any newbie to Linux and using Gnome, KDE etc. should explore the menu system to see what is available. Some are surprised to see there are apps for configuring such things as ethernet cards, networking, dns servers and the list goes on and on.

Just a word of advise to those who haven't.

[jrcow97]

I also just had linux for a short time. I used gfloppy in GNOME and that worked pretty well for me... Try it!

:)