[iyonix-support] Re: formatting a usb storage device
- From: John Sandford <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 18:20:21 +0100
In message <b20077224e.peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Peter Russell <peter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <d5b035224e.jbwork@xxxxxxxxxx>
> John Ballance <jwb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>>
>> dos fat32 format has a limit of 2Gb.. imposed due to filecore file size
>> limit.
>>
>> scsiform format goes full size..ish..scsiform will be found in
>> utilities.USB-Mass folder on an up to date disc image.
>>
>> Note however that mounting a scsiform formatted hdd can take even a few
>> minutes due to inefficiencies in the scsifs mount process.
>>
> Have found !SCSIform and run it but it won't recognise or let me
> format scsci::4 which is the drive icon label. Any ideas?
>
> Peter
Here with a previously formatted drive I had to use a Windows PC to
delete all partitions on the drive and then could format it on the
Iyonix.
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John Sandford West Herts UK
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