Re: memory stick
Colin Cotter <colinjcotter@gmail.com>:
> On 7/12/05, Steffen Waldherr <steffen.waldherr@web.de> wrote:
>
> > If this doesn't work, you might
> > want to try "fdisk /dev/sda" to see the partition
> > table of the stick and maybe repartition and/or
> > reformat it to your needs.
Beware, however, others have reported that once reformatted, the stick
became a paperweight.
> Disk /dev/sda: 252 MB, 252182528 bytes
> 32 heads, 16 sectors/track, 962 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 512 * 512 = 262144 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sda1 * 1 962 246264 e W95 FAT16 (LBA)
>
> Does this shed any light on the matter?
Have you considered "man mount"? Look for "Mount options for fat" and
it'll tell you what it can do. For instance, "fat=16" looks
promising. However, read the warnings before blindly trying them out.
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