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Title: Open Zaurus Doesn't Recognize mkfs.ext2?
Post by: DeadJB on September 26, 2004, 08:54:32 pm

So I need to format my SD card to ext2, but when I type "mkfs.ext /dev/mmcda1" in the terminal, it claims that it has no idea what mkfs.ext2 is. I ran a search for it, and it doesn't seem to be installed on the system.

I'm running the latest OZ on a c860. I just installed.

Any help?

Title: Open Zaurus Doesn't Recognize mkfs.ext2?
Post by: lardman on September 27, 2004, 06:16:28 am

Are there any mkfs* programs available?

If not, install fdisk.


Si

Title: Open Zaurus Doesn't Recognize mkfs.ext2?
Post by: Hrw on September 27, 2004, 07:16:02 am

install e2fsprogs-mke2fs

Title: Open Zaurus Doesn't Recognize mkfs.ext2?
Post by: kaplanfx on September 28, 2004, 09:39:39 pm

Also you may want to look in /sbin  becuase I noticed that if you root with su /sbin is not in your path.  If you don't want to run with /sbin or add it to your path, just su with su -     yes the - is important, as this will give you roots path file.

-kaplanfx

Title: Open Zaurus Doesn't Recognize mkfs.ext2?
Post by: digichris420 on December 07, 2004, 11:08:55 pm

On OZ 3.5.2, I cant seem to find a way to reformat my SD card back to FAT16.  I cannot find the mkfs.msdos program... any ideas on what I could do?

Title: Open Zaurus Doesn't Recognize mkfs.ext2?
Post by: JohnKiniston on December 08, 2004, 12:31:39 am

You need the package 'dosfstools' its in the 3.5.2 feed.