Format a floppy using CLI or X-Term

[shebang]

Hi! How do I format a floppy without using GUI tools ?

is this right?

fdformat /dev/fd0

Thanks,
Shebang

[pbharris]

hello,
I use mkfs.ext2 /dev/fd0

[shebang]

[quote author=pbharris link=board=1;threadid=8700;start=0#msg78629 date=1076958160]
hello,
I use mkfs.ext2 /dev/fd0
[/quote]

well, i need to format the floppy so that i can transfer files between XP and Linux so

mkdosfs -c /dev/fd0 works right?

[shebang]

[quote author=pbharris link=board=1;threadid=8700;start=0#msg78629 date=1076958160]
hello,
I use mkfs.ext2 /dev/fd0
[/quote]

well, i need to format the floppy so that i can transfer files between XP and Linux so

mkdosfs -c /dev/fd0 works right?

[countach44]

[quote author=shebang link=board=1;threadid=8700;start=0#msg78628 date=1076958019]
Hi! How do I format a floppy without using GUI tools ?

is this right?

fdformat /dev/fd0

Thanks,
Shebang
[/quote]
that should work, but I'm curious as to what fs it makes on the floppy?

[shebang]

[quote author=countach44 link=board=1;threadid=8700;start=0#msg78632 date=1076958539]
[quote author=shebang link=board=1;threadid=8700;start=0#msg78628 date=1076958019]
Hi! How do I format a floppy without using GUI tools ?

is this right?

fdformat /dev/fd0

Thanks,
Shebang
[/quote]
that should work, but I'm curious as to what fs it makes on the floppy?
[/quote]

i thought it makes the default fs : ext2 doesn't it???

[countach44]

I don't use floppies period, use mkdosfs, dos format seems to be pretty standard for floppies anyhow...