I do it like this: mkdosfs -v -F32 /dev/hda1
Assuming your dd didn't screw it up, try that way... -Tom On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Charles Curley wrote: > Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 14:05:36 -0700 > From: Charles Curley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [tomsrtbt] FAT 32 mkdosfs problem > > I just tried putting a FAT 32 file system on a ~ 3 GB partition using > tomsrtbt 2.0.103, mkdosfs 0.4.1, September 1998. I then restored the > old boot record: > > echo formatting /dev/hda1 > mkdosfs $blockcheck -F 32 /dev/hda1 > # restore FAT boot sector. > dd if=dev.hda1 of=/dev/hda1 bs=512 count=1 > > I then mounted the partition to see what was there, and the old root > directory appeared to be there. Scandisk reported numerous errors, > mostly the root directory files being shorter than the directory entry > indicated. > > It looks like the verion of mkdosfs on Fedora Core 1 (mkdosfs 2.8 (28 > Feb 2001)) will do the job correctly. > > Has anyone else seen this? > > -- > > Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign > Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards > and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email > http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email > > Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB >
