Re: [Gumstix-users] Can't boot root filesystem from MMC on a Waysmall

[M. E. (E. B. <zn...@ce...>]

ken staton wrote:
> On 11/22/06, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <zn...@ce...> wrote:
>   
>> M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
>>     
>>> ken staton wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> On 11/22/06, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <zn...@ce...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Invalid FAT entry
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> this is a big (fat - sorry, couldn't resist :) ) clue
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> MMC_STAT error 2941
>>>>> MMC_STAT error 2142
>>>>> bad MBR sector signature 0x0000
>>>>> ** Partition 1 not valid on device 0 **
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> have you formatted the mmc?
>>>> if so, how?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Yes ... with "mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/mmcblk0p1" on the Waysmall.
>>>
>>>       
>> Actually it looks OK when mounted ... is it just the "MBR" that's messed
>> up? Is there a "correct" way to format an MMC card from the Waysmall?
>>
>>     
>
>
> i've never used a gumstix for partitioning or formatting.
>
> fdisk then mkdosfs, but i do this on my host system.
>
> ---
> ken
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Well ... I've got a Windows box so I think I'm going to try that. My 
experience has been that Linux has trouble making FAT32 partitions that 
Windows can read, but not the other way around.

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M. Edward (Ed) Borasky, FBG, AB, PTA, PGS, MS, MNLP, NST, ACMC(P)
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