[iyonix-support] Re: formatting a usb storage device

  • From: Peter Russell <peter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 22:25:33 GMT

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


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