According to Wikipedia, "The number of root directory entries available is determined when the volume is formatted", so perhaps the manufacturer formatted the card with only 256 entries.
If this is the case, it's not a bug in Ubuntu. If reformatting doesn't help, then please re-open this bug. ** Changed in: hal-info (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- FAT16 root filesystem limited to 255 entries https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/613656 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs