On Sun, 2006-11-05 at 23:15 +0000, Paul Smith wrote: > On 11/5/06, Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > How can one format a pen drive? > > > > > Just as you would any other drive with mkfs, but don't do it. Leave it > > as DOS formatted for comptability with Windows machines. > > The command that I cited before works fine and the compatibility with > MS Windows machines is not lost. > > Paul > It is if you format it as a ext2 or ext3 drive. -- ======================================================================= Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the answer, you shouldn't have asked the question. -- Charles Abbot, dean, University of Virginia ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
