Re: Formatting PCMCIA drives

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From: letoured_at_together.net
Date: Mon Jan 01 2001 - 14:54:39 EST


In <20001230173036.33D6F48778_at_mail1.panix.com>, on 12/30/00
   at 01:21 PM, <cole_at_griffoninc.com> said:

>How can I format PCMCIA drives to something other than FAT? My specific
>problem is trying to get a 520 MB Calluna drive to accept an HPFS format
>under OS/2 (W4fp14) but I've run into the same problem under Linux (and Win98
>doesn't seem to understand anything other than a FAT16 format for removable
>drives).

>Any tips or pointers to a net resource are much appreciated.

In OS2 you need to put an /RF switch on the config.sys basedrv statement to
mark it as a non-removable drive. -- But, its been so long since I had to do
this that I can't remember which statement controls the drive.

>Happy new year to all,

>Michael Cole

>.... Squeaking (http://www.squeak.org)

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