How to format partition using FAT32 from bubba?

dengamle · Post by **dengamle** » 25 Apr 2007, 19:41

Hi,

I'm having problems formatting one of my partitions on an external HD with the FAT32 format.

I have partitioned my external USB HD using fdisk:

bubba:/# fdisk -l /dev/sda

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 700 5622718+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 701 60801 482761282+ 83 Linux

Formatting 2nd partition with ext2 seemed to work just fine, but trying to format the 1st partition using the following command does not work:

mkfs -t vfat /dev/sda1

I get the error:

mkfs.vfat: No such file or directory

There seems to be lacking/missing some vital files in /sbin/.

Is there a workaround for this problem, or do I have to install some additional packages in order to be able to do the formatting from bubba?

Sincerely

dengamle.

dengamle · Post by **dengamle** » 27 Apr 2007, 04:06

Well, never mind my earlier posting. I didn't want to spend a lot of time trying to do it from my precious bubba, so I did it from my winxp pc instead...