Jul 30, 2010

Pen-drive format in Linux

Steps to format pen-drive in Linux
  1. Insert your USB. Let it get detected and mounted automatically.
  2. Run sudo umount /dev/sda (substitute sda with your device)
  3. Run sudo mkfs.vfat -n 'PEN_DRIVE_LABEL' -I /dev/sda
  4. Remove and insert the pen drive to mount.

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