I do a "umount"
You mean "umount /dev/sda1"?
yes.
Is there just the one partition on the card? Are you sure it's a properly formatted vfat partition?
The key is seen as *one* removable disk
I said partition, not disc.
You're right. "fdisk /dev/sda" told me there was only one partition, /dev/sda1, which was FAT16.
Funny thing, I could change the [t]ype from FAT16 (code 6) to FAT32 (code b) under Linux and the USB key then still works fine under Linux (I can write MP3 files, the key sees them and can play them).
But as soon as I plug it into W98, not only are the files erased but the disk is reformatted to FAT16. And the W98 FAT32 converter utility says it's not possible to change the partition to FAT32 (disk too small)...
Does that give you any clue?
Does "vfat" include both FAT16 and FAT32?
Only if you're confusing 'partition' and 'disc'. Why not try formatting the drive with more that one partition?
I just did. fdisk does it: P�riph�rique Amorce D�but Fin Blocs Id Syst�me /dev/sda1 * 1 16 62568 6 FAT16 /dev/sda2 17 32 62592 6 FAT16
but then I cannot mount /dev/sda1 or /dev/sda2:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# mount -t vfat -o umask=0 /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera/
mount : type fs incorrect, option incorrecte, superbloc incorrect sur /dev/sda1, ou trop de syst�mes de fichiers mont�s
(in English: incorrect fs type, incorrect option, incorrect superblock on /dev/sda1, or too many mounted filesystems).
=> still stuck )-;
Best regards, and thanks for your past and future help (-;
Laurent.
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