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#5 Card formatted by RR can't be used to install Linux on it

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2006-10-27
2006-10-05
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Ok, after Format Card was implemented, it turns out
that card formatted in a such way (using FAT16/FAT32)
cannot be used by RR itself to install Linux on it.

Cause: parted aborts with msg like "Partitions not
aligned to cylendar boundary are stile not supported".

IIRC, Marcus mentioned the same issue on ICQ, but
just in case, that's same unlucky Hagiwara SD 128Mb.

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  • Paul Sokolovsky

    Paul Sokolovsky - 2006-10-05
    • summary: Card formatted by RR can't be install Linux on it --> Card formatted by RR can't be used to install Linux on it
     
  • Marcus Brown

    Marcus Brown - 2006-10-24

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    You haven't mentioned which version/revision this is.

    I have not duplicated the bug with r614, however, it is
    indeed true
    that RR can format a fat32 card that RR itself cannot later
    resize.
    Formatting a 256MB SD card with fat32 has shown this symptom,
    however formatting with fat16 removes problem.

    Can you please confirm this Paul?

     
  • Paul Sokolovsky

    Paul Sokolovsky - 2006-10-27

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    As Marcus confirms this working for him, taking for retest on my funky card.

     
  • Paul Sokolovsky

    Paul Sokolovsky - 2006-10-27
    • priority: 6 --> 4
    • assigned_to: marcusbrutus --> pfalcon
     

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