Appendix B Formatting The Compact Flash Memory Card; Formatting Compact Flash Memory As A Class B Flash File System - Cisco 2620 Configuration Manual

Appendix B Formatting the Compact Flash Memory Cards
[20879640 bytes used, 107308776 available, 128188416 total]
125184K bytes of ATA System CompactFlash (Read/Write)
Chip information NOT available.
Internal card with Class C Flash file system:
The geometry and format information is displayed in this format.
Router#show flash: all
-#- --length-- -----date/time------ path
1
25268224 bytes available (6664192 bytes used)
******** ATA Flash Card Geometry/Format Info ********
ATA CARD GEOMETRY
Number of Heads:
Number of Cylinders
Sectors per Cylinder
Sector Size
Total Sectors
ATA CARD FORMAT
Number of FAT Sectors
Sectors Per Cluster
Number of Clusters
Number of Data Sectors 62560
Base Root Sector
Base FAT Sector
Base Data Sector

Formatting Compact Flash Memory as a Class B Flash File System

Use these formatting commands to:
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For external compact Flash memory cards, enter the erase slot0: command.
For internal compact Flash memory cards, enter the erase flash: command.
The following example shows output for formatting an external compact Flash memory card with a
Class B Flash file system:
Router# erase slot0:
Erasing the slot0 filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm]
Current DOS File System flash card in slot0: will be formatted into Low
End File System flash card!
Erasing device...
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
...erased
Erase of slot0: complete
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Format compact Flash memory cards with a Class B Flash file system (LEFS)
Remove the files from a compact Flash memory card previously formatted with a Class B Flash file
system
Software Configuration Guide For Cisco 2600 Series, Cisco 3600 Series, and Cisco 3700 Series Routers
Formatting Procedures for Compact Flash Memory Cards
Continue? [confirm]
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