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oh hi sindi haven't seen you comment. I think I can format with xp.
Question is if it is the right thing to do. I don't want to format I
just want to partition (which I probably also can do in xp) in order
to re gain access to the data on the drive.

mikkel

On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 3:52 PM,  <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:
> Can't you use XP to reformat the USB flash drive?
> DOS supports USB storage devices at boot time.  I have
> not tried formatting a flash drive in DOS but it might work.
> Find online (my site is probably still down) and put
> into config.sys as follows two drivers:
> device=c:\usbaspi5.sys /v /r /w
> device=c:\di1000dd.sys
>
> It will recognize the USB controller(s) and then any
> attached devices, at least if they are formatted.
>
> 2.4 kernel in linux can handle USB storage devices
> Sindi
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