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I have problems using the mkfs command i a newly updated debian etch
distribution.

I have followed the description on this page:
http://aragorn.kortex.jyu.fi:8080/h6300/

-

in section 3.1

The memory card Transcend SD 512MB 80x lists ( ls -la /dev/sd* ) up
as /dev/sdc1.

I have root access. Used application "X-terminal as root (GKsu)".
(What does GKsu mean?)

In ( fdisk /dev/sdc1 ) it prints ( p ):
Was danish - but used the english desciptions:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1p1 1 99 49873 b W95 FAT32
/dev/sdc1p2 100 1010 451856 83 Linux

-

in section 3.2

But I can not figure out how to format the two partitions - tried:

pc:/dev#umount sdc1
(comment: The icon disappear from the desktop)
pc:/dev#mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdc1p1
mkfs.vfat: (was danish; translated to) "No such file or catalog/directory"
pc:/dev#mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdc1
mkfs.vfat: (was danish; translated to) "No such file or catalog/directory"
pc:/dev#mkfs.vfat /dev/sdc1
bash: mkfs.vfat: command not found
pc:/dev#mkfs.vfat /dev/sdc1p1
bash: mkfs.vfat: command not found
pc:/dev#

/Glenn


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On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 14:51 +0100, Glenn Moeller-Holst wrote:
> I have problems using the mkfs command i a newly updated debian etch
> distribution.
>
> I have followed the description on this page:
> http://aragorn.kortex.jyu.fi:8080/h6300/

> The memory card Transcend SD 512MB 80x lists ( ls -la /dev/sd* ) up
> as /dev/sdc1.

> In ( fdisk /dev/sdc1 ) it prints ( p ):
> Was danish - but used the english desciptions:
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sdc1p1 1 99 49873 b W95 FAT32
> /dev/sdc1p2 100 1010 451856 83 Linux
>
> But I can not figure out how to format the two partitions - tried:
>
> pc:/dev#umount sdc1
> (comment: The icon disappear from the desktop)
> pc:/dev#mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdc1p1
> mkfs.vfat: (was danish; translated to) "No such file or catalog/directory"
> pc:/dev#mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdc1
> mkfs.vfat: (was danish; translated to) "No such file or catalog/directory"
> pc:/dev#mkfs.vfat /dev/sdc1
> bash: mkfs.vfat: command not found
> pc:/dev#mkfs.vfat /dev/sdc1p1
> bash: mkfs.vfat: command not found
> /Glenn

I'm not sure, but could parted (or QTParted, it's GUI cousin)
repartition and reformat the disk?

If you want to 'mkfs.vfat' try 'apt-get install dosfstools' as it
handles FAT systems.

Odd: I was wondering earlier how to reformat my USB MSD. I guess mkfs
will do it. I probably wouldn't have remembered the command 'mkfs' if it
hadn't been for your question, so thank you.

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At 10:02 -0500 23/02/07, Matthew K Poer wrote:
>On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 14:51 +0100, Glenn Moeller-Holst wrote:
>> I have problems using the mkfs command i a newly updated debian etch
>> distribution.
>>
>> I have followed the description on this page:
>> http://aragorn.kortex.jyu.fi:8080/h6300/
>
>> The memory card Transcend SD 512MB 80x lists ( ls -la /dev/sd* ) up
>> as /dev/sdc1.
>
>> In ( fdisk /dev/sdc1 ) it prints ( p ):
>> Was danish - but used the english desciptions:
>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>> /dev/sdc1p1 1 99 49873 b W95 FAT32
>> /dev/sdc1p2 100 1010 451856 83 Linux
>>
>> But I can not figure out how to format the two partitions - tried:
> >
>> pc:/dev#umount sdc1
>> (comment: The icon disappear from the desktop)
> > pc:/dev#mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdc1p1
>> mkfs.vfat: (was danish; translated to) "No such file or catalog/directory"
>> pc:/dev#mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdc1
>> mkfs.vfat: (was danish; translated to) "No such file or catalog/directory"
> > pc:/dev#mkfs.vfat /dev/sdc1
>> bash: mkfs.vfat: command not found
>> pc:/dev#mkfs.vfat /dev/sdc1p1
>> bash: mkfs.vfat: command not found
> > /Glenn
>
>I'm not sure, but could parted (or QTParted, it's GUI cousin)
>repartition and reformat the disk?
>
>If you want to 'mkfs.vfat' try 'apt-get install dosfstools' as it
>handles FAT systems.

That ed - Thanks.

It seems that mkfs.vfat and others are some sort of alias to the
command mkdosfs.

>
>Odd: I was wondering earlier how to reformat my USB MSD. I guess mkfs
>will do it. I probably wouldn't have remembered the command 'mkfs' if it
>hadn't been for your question, so thank you.
>
>--
>Matthew K Poer

Now another problem appears - that also was there before.

mkfs.vfat can not see the first partition only:
pc:/dev#mkfs.vfat -f 1 /dev/sdc1

The command:
pc:/dev#mkfs.ext2 /dev/sdd2
mke2fs 1.40-WIP (14-Nov-2006)
Could not stat /dev/sdc2 - - - No such file or catalog/directory.

The device apparently does not exist; did you specify it correctly?
pc:/dev#

Apparently the mkfs.vfat command formated the whole SD card... - not
just the first partition - and destroyed the partitions.

/Glenn

On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 17:12 +0100, Glenn Moeller-Holst wrote:
> Now another problem appears - that also was there before.
>
> mkfs.vfat can not see the first partition only:
> pc:/dev#mkfs.vfat -f 1 /dev/sdc1

> The command:
> pc:/dev#mkfs.ext2 /dev/sdd2
> mke2fs 1.40-WIP (14-Nov-2006)
> Could not stat /dev/sdc2 - - - No such file or catalog/directory.

> The device apparently does not exist; did you specify it correctly?
> pc:/dev#

> Apparently the mkfs.vfat command formated the whole SD card... - not
> just the first partition - and destroyed the partitions.
>
>
> /Glenn
>
I'm not sure if I follow. You have (had?) the following disk:
#fdisk -l /dev/sdc
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1p1 1 99 49873 b W95 FAT32
/dev/sdc1p2 100 1010 451856 83 Linux

How exactly did you want it to be set up? Or, did you want to format, as
in *erase*, the data on both partitions?

If the partitions are gone now, run qtparted (apt-get install qtparted)
and select /dev/sdc. Partition it however you want it. QTParted can also
format a partition to whatever filesystem you want.

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At 11:45 -0500 23/02/07, Matthew K Poer wrote:
>On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 17:12 +0100, Glenn Moeller-Holst wrote:
>> Now another problem appears - that also was there before.
>>
>> mkfs.vfat can not see the first partition only:
>> pc:/dev#mkfs.vfat -f 1 /dev/sdc1
>
>> The command:
>> pc:/dev#mkfs.ext2 /dev/sdd2
>> mke2fs 1.40-WIP (14-Nov-2006)
>> Could not stat /dev/sdc2 - - - No such file or catalog/directory.
>
>> The device apparently does not exist; did you specify it correctly?
>> pc:/dev#
>
>> Apparently the mkfs.vfat command formated the whole SD card... - not
>> just the first partition - and destroyed the partitions.
>>
>>
>> /Glenn
>>
>I'm not sure if I follow. You have (had?) the following disk:
>#fdisk -l /dev/sdc
>Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>/dev/sdc1p1 1 99 49873 b W95 FAT32
>/dev/sdc1p2 100 1010 451856 83 Linux

Yes

>
>How exactly did you want it to be set up? Or, did you want to format, as
>in *erase*, the data on both partitions?

I just want to format the two partitions so they can be used.

The plot is to:
*First to partition it with fdisk
(I can see the two partitions inside and have written with 'w')
(but the partition can not be seen with #ls -la sd* )
*Second to format the vfat-marked (first) partition
(after this formatting fdisk can not see any partitions!)
*Third to format the ext2-marked (second) partition

Just as in section 3.1+3.2:
http://aragorn.kortex.jyu.fi:8080/h6300/

>
>If the partitions are gone now, run qtparted (apt-get install qtparted)
>and select /dev/sdc. Partition it however you want it. QTParted can also
>format a partition to whatever filesystem you want.
>
>--
>Matthew K Poer

/Glenn

Hi!

For some reason I do not understand, it now works, and I do not know
why. Please tell me why it works now:

At 18:06 +0100 23/02/07, Glenn Moeller-Holst wrote:
....
>>I'm not sure if I follow. You have (had?) the following disk:
>>#fdisk -l /dev/sdc
>>Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>/dev/sdc1p1 1 99 49873 b W95 FAT32
>>/dev/sdc1p2 100 1010 451856 83 Linux

#fdisk -l /dev/sde

..... :p
....
[put it in a "TravelLite SD/MMC Reader" - but I have done that before
- at least two times, while fdisking and formatting]
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1p1 1 7 56196 b W95 FAT32
/dev/sdc1p2 8 62 441787+ 83 Linux

I can see number of cylinders has changed. But I do not know why. Why
- I did not specify it - who did - the late Linux alf?

The two partition even mount by itself now?

/Glenn



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On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 22:41 +0100, Glenn Moeller-Holst wrote:
> Hi!
>
> For some reason I do not understand, it now works, and I do not know
> why. Please tell me why it works now:
>
> At 18:06 +0100 23/02/07, Glenn Moeller-Holst wrote:
> ...
> >>I'm not sure if I follow. You have (had?) the following disk:
> >>#fdisk -l /dev/sdc
> >>Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> >>/dev/sdc1p1 1 99 49873 b W95 FAT32
> >>/dev/sdc1p2 100 1010 451856 83 Linux
>
> #fdisk -l /dev/sde
>
> .... :p
> ...
> [put it in a "TravelLite SD/MMC Reader" - but I have done that before
> - at least two times, while fdisking and formatting]
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sdc1p1 1 7 56196 b W95 FAT32
> /dev/sdc1p2 8 62 441787+ 83 Linux
>
> I can see number of cylinders has changed. But I do not know why. Why
> - I did not specify it - who did - the late Linux alf?
>
> The two partition even mount by itself now?
>
> /Glenn
>
>
Perhaps it had something to do with msdos-whatever you installed earlier?
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At 18:56 -0500 23/02/07, Matthew K Poer wrote:
>On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 22:41 +0100, Glenn Moeller-Holst wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> For some reason I do not understand, it now works, and I do not know
> > why. Please tell me why it works now:
....
> > I can see number of cylinders has changed. But I do not know why. Why
>> - I did not specify it - who did - the late Linux alf?
>>
>> The two partition even mount by itself now?
>>
>> /Glenn
>>
>>
>Perhaps it had something to do with msdos-whatever you installed earlier?
>--
>Matthew K Poer

Hi Matthew

Yes, that could be. Actually, the memory card comes from a camera,
and I have used the built-in camera FAT formatting.

By the way,

I succeded in putting the Linux 2.6.16 on the IPaq 6340 pda phone. It
worked and was quite simple. The wi-fi card in the pda did not work.
I installed firehol on the Debian Etch and that worked so I in a
simple could get NAT to work so the PDA used IP over USB.

/Glenn


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