If you have already formatted your PCMCIA memory card, skip this section.
If you want to reformat an already formatted PCMCIA memory card, go to "G.4.2 Reformatting a PCMCIA Memory Card".
The format utility cannot be used with PCMCIA memory cards. Only the fdformat utility will work.
Insert the PCMCIA memory card into a PCMCIA socket.
Enter a command to format the memory card with the desired file system (UNIX or MS-DOS).
To format a memory card with an UNIX file system, type the following commands:
% fdformat vol_alias_device_name % newfs /vol/dev/aliases/vol_alias_device_name |
For example, to format a PCMCIA memory card in PCMCIA socket number 0 with a UNIX file system, type the following commands
% fdformat pcmem0 % newfs /vol/dev/aliases/pcmem0 |
Or, to format a memory card with an MS-DOS file system, type one of the following commands:
% fdformat -t dos vol_alias_device_name |
or
% fdformat -d vol_alias_device_name |
For example, to format a PCMCIA memory card in PCMCIA socket number 0 with an MS-DOS file system, type either of the following commands
% fdformat -d pcmem0 |
or
% fdformat -t dos pcmem0 |
Remove and insert the PCMCIA memory card.
This step is necessary so that the Volume Manager can remount the mounting directory /pcmem/pcmem0.
Or you can perform the following steps without removing the PCMCIA memory card. Type:
% eject pcmem0 % volcheck |
The Volume Manager automatically remounts the PCMCIA memory card.