Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 - STEP BY STEP GUIDE Manual

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Chapter 13. Diskettes and CD-ROMs 115Figure 13-1. gfloppyChange the settings in gfloppy to suit your needs; then click Format. A status box appears on top ofthe main window, showing you the status of formatting and verification. Once complete, close gfloppyand either eject or mount and use the diskette.13.1.3.2. Using mke2fsThe mke2fs command is used to create a Linux ext2 file system on a device such as a hard drivepartition or (in this case) a diskette. mke2fs essentially formats the device and creates an empty,Linux-compatible device which can then be used for storing files and data.Insert your diskette into the drive and issue the following command at a shell prompt:/sbin/mke2fs /dev/fd0On Linux systems, /dev/fd0 refers to the first diskette drive. If your computer has more than onediskette drive, your primary diskette drive is /dev/fd0, your second /dev/fd1, and so on.The mke2fs utility has a number of options. The -c option makes the mke2fs command check thedevice for bad blocks before creating the file system. The other options are covered in the mke2fsman page.Once you have created an ext2 file system on the diskette, it is ready to be used with your Red HatEnterprise Linux system.13.2. CD- and DVD-ROMsThe CD-ROM format is a popular medium for software, music, and data file. As the costs involvedplummet, DVD-ROMs are also becoming more popular. THis section discusses how to use CDs andDVDs with your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system.13.2.1. Using CD-ROMs with Your File ManagerNautilus automatically mounts both Compact Discs (CDs) and Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) bydefault. Nautilus will then do one of the following, depending on the typ of CD or DVD: for audio