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In our example we want to format the floppy as vfat. | In our example we want to format the floppy as vfat. | ||
apk_add dosfstools | apk_add dosfstools | ||
== Format == | == Format == | ||
Here are some examples on how you format using functions from: | |||
=== dosfstools === | |||
mkfs.vfat /dev/fd0 | mkfs.vfat /dev/fd0 | ||
mkfs.msdos /dev/fd0 | mkfs.msdos /dev/fd0 | ||
=== e2fsprogs === | |||
mkfs.ext2 /dev/fd0 | |||
mkfs.ext3 /dev/fd0 | |||
== Other devices == | == Other devices == | ||
In our case we wanted to format the floppy (/dev/fd0). You can change /dev/fd0 to the device you want to format. | In our case we wanted to format the floppy (/dev/fd0). You can change /dev/fd0 to the device you want to format. | ||
== Partitions == | == Partitions == | ||
Just a note on HD's. You might need to change/make a partition table on a HD you like to format. In that case you can use: | Just a note on HD's. You might need to change/make a partition table on a HD you like to format. In that case you can use: | ||
=== fdisk === | |||
fdisk /dev/hdc | |||
Revision as of 09:04, 24 April 2008
User Documentation
Documentation how to use the Alpine distro to format HD/Floppy/Other.
Install
Alpine has multiple packages to use when formatting. Different packages/programs are used to format different types of filesystems.
- dosfstools
- reiserfsprogs
- e2fsprogs
- xfsprogs
- jfsutils
- ntfsprogs
Note: If you want to know what the package contains you can see some interesting information by entering the next command(s)
apk_info -f {yourpackage}
apk_info -fL {yourpackage}
In our example we want to format the floppy as vfat.
apk_add dosfstools
Format
Here are some examples on how you format using functions from:
dosfstools
mkfs.vfat /dev/fd0 mkfs.msdos /dev/fd0
e2fsprogs
mkfs.ext2 /dev/fd0 mkfs.ext3 /dev/fd0
Other devices
In our case we wanted to format the floppy (/dev/fd0). You can change /dev/fd0 to the device you want to format.
Partitions
Just a note on HD's. You might need to change/make a partition table on a HD you like to format. In that case you can use:
fdisk
fdisk /dev/hdc