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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
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
Please replace /dev/sdX to actual device name!
Please be careful with disk formatted as vfat, this variant have 4G file size limitation, and not suitable for big dump images. vfat formatted disks not recommended for oowow usage
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 22:48 by hyphop