Re: 2GB FAT16
Andy Civil <[email protected]>
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James wrote: > Is 2 GB too big for FAT16? > I am trying to get 2 GB SD to work in my camcorder. > > $ mkfs.msdos -F 16 /dev/sdd1 > mkfs.msdos 3.0.1 (23 Nov 2008) > > $ fsck /dev/sdd1 > fsck 1.41.3 (12-Oct-2008) > dosfsck 3.0.1, 23 Nov 2008, FAT32, LFN > /dev/sdd1: 0 files, 0/62181 clusters > I have a spare 2Gb drive, so I played with it; according to wikipedia, 2Gb is the limit for FAT16 with 32k clusters, although 4Gb is possible with 64k clusters "not widely supported". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table I specifically said 32k clusters, by using the -s 64 option. I got 62292 - more than your 62181, but my cfdisk said there was a fatal error, as the partition ends "in the final partial cylinder". However, the interesting thing is that fdisk confirmed that it was indeed FAT16, but fsck, just like yours, claimed that it was FAT32. I suspect that you succeeded in making a FAT16 filesystem, and that the fsck output is mistaken. Why don't you try fdisk, and see what type it gives you when you list the partitions with the "p" command? -- Andy -- OCLUG general discussion list [email protected] http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug