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Format USB-flash as oowow dump storage
OOWOW Dump storage can use: ext4 or exfat file systems.
Format on remote linux PC side
Please replace /dev/sdX to actual device name!
Whole disk variants:
- ext4 format whole disk
sudo mkfs.ext4 -L MY_DISK /dev/sdX
- exfat format whole disk
sudo mkfs.exfat -n MY_DISK /dev/sdX
Partitions variants: preferred
- exfat format 1st partition
echo -e "label:dos\n\n part1 : start=2048, type=7\n" | sudo sfdisk /dev/sdX sudo mkfs.exfat -n MY_DISK /dev/sdX1
Format inside OOWOW
Formatting inside OOWOW is a easiest way, USB storage will be formatted as exfat, and will be fully compatible for any usage!
Main Menu ⇒ Advanced ⇒ Format USB user storage disk
Last modified: 2023/03/07 22:43 by hyphop