On Monday 07 March 2005 13:20, Markku Kolkka wrote: > Does anybody know how to format a DVD-RAM disc with FAT32 in FC3? If I try > to format the whole disc without partitioning, I get: > $ /sbin/mkdosfs -F 32 -n DVDRAM1 -v -I /dev/hdc > mkdosfs 2.8 (28 Feb 2001) > mkdosfs: unable to get drive geometry for '/dev/hdc' > > If I partition the disc, then fdisk -l shows the partition but there's no > /dev entry for it: > $ /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/hdc > Huom: sektorikoko on 2048 (ei 512) > > Levy /dev/hdc: 4580 Mt, 4580769792 tavua > 255 päätä, 63 sektoria/ura, 139 sylinteriä > Yksiköt = 16065 * 2048 = 32901120 -tavuiset sylinterit > Laite Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hdc1 1 139 4465944 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) > > $ /sbin/mkdosfs -F 32 -n DVDRAM1 -v -I /dev/hdc1 > mkdosfs 2.8 (28 Feb 2001) > /dev/hdc1: No such file or directory Did you try working with a sector size of 2048? (-S parameter on mkdosfs) I know a lot of devices (like MO disks and most DVD-RAM) work with 2k sectors rather than 512 as is the default assumption a lot of times. If you do a mke2fs (ext2 rather than (v)fat) its the -b 2048 that solves your issue. I haven't tried a -S yet but from the man page of mkdosfs that should the same... Peter.
