Re: Formatting a USB Floppy on Sony Vaio Z505JE.

Hi Andy,

> > Re-booting with the new kernel and hotplug set up means plugging in
> > the floppy drive makes /dev/sda, the first SCSI drive, be assigned
> > to it.  It can then be mounted, etc., as /etc/fd0 used to be.
> > 
> > But how to format it?
> 
> Well since it's identifying itself as a SCSI device I might suggest
> using the stand HD formating tools.  Last time I played with USB
> keychain device that's what I did.

OK, that sounds very logical, and obvious!  What are the standard HD
formatting tools?  sformat?  I know it's not mkdosfs, etc.

Cheers,


Ralph.