How do I format a pen drive using Mandriva?

[monkeyman]

i am able to format it in Windows but I cannot find any help about Mandriva

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

You can use mkfs command to format partition(s) of any drive. Check manual of mkfs command

man mkfs

I would suggest you to be careful while executing that command.

mkfs.vfat /dev/<disk>

Above code will format it in FAT32 filesystem.
Replace disk with device name assigned to Pen Drive.

Or

Use GParted Partition Manager. Its available in LiveCDs of most of distros.

[daark.child]

There is a slight error in Caspers command. It should be

mkfs.vfat /dev/<disk>

If you don't like the command line stuff, install gparted using the Mandriva package manager and use that to format your usb stick.

[rokytnji]

I don't run Mandriva. But I make sure I have some versiion of Gparted installed on any operating system Iam using just for what you are trying to do. Just unmount USB from the Menu (left click) . Then left click again and create new, Pick a file system from button, Hit appy and you are off to the races.

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

I'll second Casper's suggestion above to use gparted on a liveCD. It couldn't get much easier to handle partitioning chores than that. The Parted Magic LiveCD is a good option should you wish to try it.

[ongte]

You don't need gparted, Mandriva's got an excellent partitioning tool built into Mandriva Control Center.
Configure Your Computer -> Local disk -> Manage disk partitions
Click on the tab for the disk, select the partition & there should be a big Format button on the right.