[SOLVED] Format USB flash stick to UDF

Hi all.
I've got new 8GB USB flash stick and decided to format it to UDF. Don't ask why and don't say me, that fat32/ntfs/extX/whatever is better
I actually don't need USB stick at all. So formatting it to UDF is just a matter of interest.
I've installed udftools.
Then I've tried to make fs as a regular user
$ mkudffs --media-type=hd --blocksize=512 /dev/sdc
trying to change type of multiple extents
$
After that I've tried the same as root
# mkudffs --media-type=hd --blocksize=512 /dev/sdc
start=0, blocks=64, type=RESERVED
start=64, blocks=12, type=VRS
start=76, blocks=180, type=USPACE
start=256, blocks=1, type=ANCHOR
start=257, blocks=16, type=PVDS
start=273, blocks=1, type=LVID
start=274, blocks=15826413, type=PSPACE
start=15826687, blocks=1, type=ANCHOR
start=15826688, blocks=239, type=USPACE
start=15826927, blocks=16, type=RVDS
start=15826943, blocks=1, type=ANCHOR
So, I failed to create new fs.
Could someone help to create one?
Great thanks in advance
Last edited by eDio (2011-05-04 20:26:19)

With unallocated space
# mkudffs --media-type=hd --blocksize=512 /dev/sdc1
trying to change type of multiple extents
# mkudffs --media-type=hd --blocksize=512 /dev/sdc
start=0, blocks=64, type=RESERVED
start=64, blocks=12, type=VRS
start=76, blocks=180, type=USPACE
start=256, blocks=1, type=ANCHOR
start=257, blocks=16, type=PVDS
start=273, blocks=1, type=LVID
start=274, blocks=15826413, type=PSPACE
start=15826687, blocks=1, type=ANCHOR
start=15826688, blocks=239, type=USPACE
start=15826927, blocks=16, type=RVDS
start=15826943, blocks=1, type=ANCHOR
After creating partition
(parted) print
Model: USB DISK 2.0 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 8103MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32,3kB 8102MB 8102MB primary
# mkudffs --media-type=hd --blocksize=512 /dev/sdc1
start=0, blocks=64, type=RESERVED
start=64, blocks=12, type=VRS
start=76, blocks=180, type=USPACE
start=256, blocks=1, type=ANCHOR
start=257, blocks=16, type=PVDS
start=273, blocks=1, type=LVID
start=274, blocks=15823431, type=PSPACE
start=15823705, blocks=1, type=ANCHOR
start=15823706, blocks=239, type=USPACE
start=15823945, blocks=16, type=RVDS
start=15823961, blocks=1, type=ANCHOR
# mkudffs --media-type=hd --blocksize=512 /dev/sdc
start=0, blocks=64, type=RESERVED
start=64, blocks=12, type=VRS
start=76, blocks=180, type=USPACE
start=256, blocks=1, type=ANCHOR
start=257, blocks=16, type=PVDS
start=273, blocks=1, type=LVID
start=274, blocks=15826413, type=PSPACE
start=15826687, blocks=1, type=ANCHOR
start=15826688, blocks=239, type=USPACE
start=15826927, blocks=16, type=RVDS
start=15826943, blocks=1, type=ANCHOR
Last edited by eDio (2011-04-27 20:02:25)

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