partitioning - Partition Help - /dev/sda1 is apparently in use by the ...
May 14, 2020 · # mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sda1 mke2fs 1.42.9 (28-Dec-2013) /dev/sda1 is apparently in use by the system; will not make a filesystem here! # I have read similar posts and many …
linux - Creating ext4 partition from console - Super User
Sep 11, 2013 · The partition table must have the free space already set aside for mkfs.ext4 to operate on. If you just have one big partition then you need to resize that to create some free …
linux - mkfs - The device apparently does not exist; did you specify …
Sep 13, 2014 · mkfs.ext4 Could not stat /dev/sda6 --- No such file or directory The device apparently does not exist; did you specify it correctly? I am new to Linux and will appreciate …
formatting - Difference vfat and fat - Super User
Jul 7, 2021 · mkfs.fat is the current name of the tool. The older name mkfs.vfat is a symlink to it. However, it's still the same tool and takes the same options (such as -F). Previously, the FAT …
How to see a list of available filesystems that I can use for the mkfs ...
Mar 14, 2015 · Simply I would like to create some FAT filesystem. I would like to know what kind of FAT filesystems are available and what are their names. How can I do this from the …
error when formatting USB flash drive - Super User
Once you have created the partition table and the single partition, you can then do: sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdc0 However, you will want to double-check that sdc still refers to the same disk first!
linux - how to delete the partition after mkfs - Super User
Dec 31, 2017 · we created the ext file system on new sdd disk as the follwing mkfs.ext4 -j -m 0 /dev/sdd -F in order to get the disk as was before mkfs I guess we need to delete the partition …
How to calculate exact size of partition and number of inodes to …
May 28, 2020 · 2 mkfs.ext4 gives you three interesting options (see the man page for full details). -i bytes-per-inode Specify the bytes/inode ratio. mke2fs creates an inode for every bytes-per …
linux - Formatting drives to NTFS ubuntu - Super User
May 21, 2019 · Is there any way to quickly format a external drive to a chosen filesystem? The chosen filesystem is NTFS in your case. From man 8 mkfs.ntfs: -f, --fast, -Q, --quick Perform …
"Cannot initialize conversion" when formatting boot partition …
May 28, 2022 · I'm trying to install arch linux but when I run mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/vda1 to format my boot partition, it returns: mkfs.fat 4.2 (2021-01-31) Cannot initialize conversion from codepage …