Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dosfstools
Some embedded devices require a FAT file-system with one, and only one reserved sector. Specifically this is documented at http://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/14456.htm mkdosfs.c lines 1060 and 1061 contains /* Adjust the reserved number of sectors for alignment */ reserved_sectors = align_object(reserved_sectors, bs.cluster_size); This rounds the number of reserved sectors up to the cluster size, preventing the creation of only one reserved sector. Removing these two lines fixes the problem and returns the default number of reserved sectors to 1 for FAT12/16 and 32 for FAT32. Ubuntu 10.10 dosfstools: Installed: 3.0.9-1 Candidate: 3.0.9-1 Version table: *** 3.0.9-1 0 500 http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: dosfstools 3.0.9-1 [modified: sbin/mkdosfs] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.49-generic 2.6.35.11 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Mar 31 09:17:27 2011 ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash LANG=en_ZA.utf8 SourcePackage: dosfstools ** Affects: dosfstools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/746262 Title: mkdosfs rounds reserved sectors to cluster size -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
