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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: slightly ot: having problem formatting h140Re: slightly ot: having problem formatting h140
From: Glenn Ervin <GlennErvin_at_cableone.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 13:22:09 -0600 ----- Original Message ----- From: "alex wallis" <alexwallis646_at_googlemail.com> To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:48 PM Subject: slightly ot: having problem formatting h140 HI list. Ok i recently got a new drive for my h140. However the damb thing is second hand and the ebay person i got it off has not done a format so i've installed it in my h140 and the thing still has windows sitting on it. When i first connect the h140 the drive takes ages to connect and does a lot of clicking but eventually stops. I would obviously like to do a drive format. I have looked on the misticriver.net forums as i understand you can't format an 80 gb drive with windows. I took the advice i found on there and downloaded the swissknife program. However I am blind and i've been having a lot of problems accessing it. So do any blind people on list have any tips for accessing swissknife with jfw, or does anyone have any suggestions of a more screen reader friendly program to pick or just any alternatives at all. I also am not completely sure what format options i need to click for the h140. Like if it needs to be a primary or extended partition. All i want is a single drive with all my space in one volume. But as far as i can tell because the drive has windows sitting on it it still has all the partitions from the OS on it. ** Hi Alex, I use JFW and SwissKnife. You are right, it is not real accessible. I make extensive use of the "Jaws" cursor. But I believe SwissKnife will not allow you to format a drive with an OS on it, for safety of the OS. I do have a boot disk image with DOS USB drivers, but you will need a DOS screen-reader, which means a hardware synth. If you wish to go this route, let me know, and I will send you the file. Also, you may be able to use fDisk in windows, to at least format a smaller partition, by going into "administrative tools" , computer management" "disk management", removable storage", and look under actions. You may find "administrative tools" in your start menu, or your control panel. HTH. gErvin_at_cableone.net Glenn Received on 2008-01-06 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |