MO drive (magneto-optical)
Support knowledgebase (mo2048)
Applies to
SuSE Linux: Versions since 6.1
Kernel: Versions since 2.2.0
Request:
You want to use a MO medium with 2048 bytes size sectors. Typically this
are 640MB or 1,3 GB media.
Proceed:
Use the following command to partition and format a medium with a 2048
bytes size sectors:
fdisk -b 2048 /dev/sda
Note to replace /dev/sda with the device file of your MO drive.
Now you have to format the created partition with a filesystem. Therefore
you need the command
mke2fs -d 2048 /dev/sda1
This example creates an ext2 filesystem on the first partition
of the inserted MO medium.
Notice: Possibly media formatted under Windows with FAT16 or FAT32
cannot be read.
Keywords: MO, MAGNETO, OPTICAL, DRIVE, 2048
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