How do I format a USB pen drive in Ubuntu Linux for ext3 file system
You can
format USB pen drive with the help of following commands:
[a] fdisk
: Partition table manipulator for Linux
[b] mkfs.ext3
: Create an ext2/ext3 filesystem by formatting given partition name
(/dev/partition)
[c] e2label : Change the label
on an ext2/ext3 filesystem
First make sure USB pen is not mounted.
Click on Places > Computer > Select USB pen > Right click >
Select Unmount Volume.
Let
us assume that /dev/sda1 is your partition name for USB pen. To format
type the following command (Open X terminal and type the command)
$
sudo mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1Caution: Careful while entering device/partition name; wrong name can wipe out entire hard disk!!!
Now use e2label command to change the filesystem label on the ext3 filesystem located on device /dev/sda1:
$ sudo e2label /dev/sda1 usb-penYou can also create an MS-DOS/Windows XP file system under Linux, enter:
$
sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1
Now you are ready to use USB pen.
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