Oh how oh how can I format a linux formated disk to DOS??? 1

[DCCoolBreeze]

Oh how how how is it done????

I have to take a disk that has been used for linux and format it for DOS/Windows. FDisk will not work....

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

One way would be to attach that disk to a working linux system and use the linux fdisk to delete the partitions. You could probably just stick it in an otherwise empty box and use the toms root / boot disk from floppy to boot into a linux prompt that would then allow you to use linux fdisk. See -->

http://www.toms.net/rb/

Otherwise, you would need to use a utility like partition magic (

http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/)

or partition commander (

http://www.v-com.com/product/pc_ind.html)

. In a worse-case scenario I guess you could go to the manufacturer's website and get a utility to do a low-level format but thats not normally a desirable thing to do.

Hope this helps

 

[Guest_imported]

I had the same problem once. Two words for you...
PARTITION MAGIC.

Now, I can't figure out how I ever got this far without it.