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<p>97.100.162.113: </p> <hr /> <div>'''WARNING: Partitioning your flash card will delete all data of the card, so be sure to back up any important data to a computer or another flash card.'''<br /> <br /> == Install the necessary packages and create partitions ==<br /> <br /> '''Note:''' on the N800 and N810 the filesystem numbering can be a little confusing.<br /> <br /> * The '''external''' card device is /dev/mmcblk1 (mounted at /media/mmc1)<br /> * The '''internal''' card device is /dev/mmcblk0 (mounted at /media/mmc2)<br /> <br /> So if you plan to format the external media card you will need to replace mmcblk0p with mmcblk1p in the recipe below.<br /> <br /> First, you will need [[root access]].<br /> <br /> In Xterm on your tablet, run:<br /> <br /> apt-get install e2fsprogs<br /> umount /media/mmc1<br /> umount /media/mmc2<br /> sfdisk /dev/mmcblk0 &lt;&lt; EOF<br /> 1,15000,6<br /> 15001,,<br /> <br /> <br /> EOF<br /> <br /> This will create two partitions in a 1GB flash card: the first one is FAT16 (that's what number 6 means), and the second one is the default Linux native partition (83). If you are using a card larger than 2GB, use &quot;c&quot; (FAT32 LBA) instead of &quot;6&quot;. The size of the first one is almost 480MB (that's the meaning of the 15000), and the second one is sized till the end of the card (that's what ,, means). Partitions three and four are empty.<br /> <br /> The arguments for [http://linux.die.net/man/8/sfdisk sfdisk] are: <br /> * The device node to use for the partition<br /> * The start cylinder on the card<br /> * The end cylinder on the card (leave blank to have the partition go to the end of the disk)<br /> * The filesystem type ([http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/partitions/partition_types-1.html complete list])<br /> <br /> A cylinder is a 32KB block on a flash card, so 15,000 cylinders equates to 480,000KB (approx. 480MB).<br /> <br /> == Format the partitions ==<br /> <br /> Once you have created the required partition table, you will need to initialise the filesystems.<br /> <br /> Type as root:<br /> <br /> mkdosfs /dev/mmcblk0p1<br /> shutdown -r now<br /> <br /> After it reboots, then open Xterm and, as root, run:<br /> <br /> mke2fs /dev/mmcblk0p2<br /> shutdown -r now<br /> <br /> == Mounting the partitions ==<br /> <br /> The VFAT partition will be mounted by the system automagically at start-up. To mount the EXT2 partition we need to load the kernel modules, so open Xterm and, '''as root''', type:<br /> <br /> insmod /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/mbcache.ko<br /> insmod /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/ext2.ko<br /> mount /dev/mmcblk0p2 /media/mmc2<br /> <br /> (Note: /media/mmc2 will already have the VFAT partition mounted. Perhaps we should create a directory in /media and mount to that instead?)<br /> [[Category:Users]]<br /> [[Category:Wiki page of the day]]</div>

97.100.162.113 https://maemo.octonezd.me/index.php?title=Partitioning_a_flash_card&diff=31634 2009-08-05T00:03:25Z

<p>97.100.162.113: </p> <hr /> <div>'''WARNING: Partitioning your flash card will delete all data of the card, so be sure to back up any important data to a computer or another flash card.'''<br /> <br /> == Install the necessary packages and create partitions ==<br /> <br /> '''Note:''' on the N800 and N810 the filesystem numbering can be a little confusing.<br /> <br /> * The '''external''' card device is /dev/mmcblk1 (mounted at /media/mmc1)<br /> * The '''internal''' card device is /dev/mmcblk0 (mounted at /media/mmc2)<br /> <br /> So if you plan to format the external media card you will need to replace mmcblk0p with mmcblk1p in the recipe below.<br /> <br /> First, you will need [[root access]].<br /> <br /> In Xterm on your tablet, run:<br /> <br /> apt-get install e2fsprogs<br /> umount /media/mmc1<br /> umount /media/mmc2<br /> sfdisk /dev/mmcblk0 &lt;&lt; EOF<br /> 1,15000,c<br /> 15001,,<br /> <br /> <br /> EOF<br /> <br /> This will create two partitions in a 1GB flash card: the first one is VFAT 32 LBA (that's what number c means), and the second one is the default Linux native partition (83). The size of the first one is almost 480MB (that's the meaning of the 15000), and the second one is sized till the end of the card (that's what ,, means). Partitions three and four are empty.<br /> <br /> The arguments for [http://linux.die.net/man/8/sfdisk sfdisk] are: <br /> * The device node to use for the partition<br /> * The start cylinder on the card<br /> * The end cylinder on the card (leave blank to have the partition go to the end of the disk)<br /> * The filesystem type ([http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/partitions/partition_types-1.html complete list])<br /> <br /> A cylinder is a 32KB block on a flash card, so 15,000 cylinders equates to 480,000KB (approx. 480MB).<br /> <br /> == Format the partitions ==<br /> <br /> Once you have created the required partition table, you will need to initialise the filesystems.<br /> <br /> Type as root:<br /> <br /> mkdosfs /dev/mmcblk0p1<br /> shutdown -r now<br /> <br /> After it reboots, then open Xterm and, as root, run:<br /> <br /> mke2fs /dev/mmcblk0p2<br /> shutdown -r now<br /> <br /> == Mounting the partitions ==<br /> <br /> The VFAT partition will be mounted by the system automagically at start-up. To mount the EXT2 partition we need to load the kernel modules, so open Xterm and, '''as root''', type:<br /> <br /> insmod /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/mbcache.ko<br /> insmod /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/ext2.ko<br /> mount /dev/mmcblk0p2 /media/mmc2<br /> <br /> (Note: /media/mmc2 will already have the VFAT partition mounted. Perhaps we should create a directory in /media and mount to that instead?)<br /> [[Category:Users]]<br /> [[Category:Wiki page of the day]]</div>

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