Kris Douglas wrote:
On 06/12/2007, *Tom Bamford* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:Andrew Jenkins wrote: > Anyway, I've tried to create the file systems and > have hit a problem. Once I've created the first > partition as FAT 16 and try to 'mkfs' it I get the > error as follows: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mkfs.vfat -F 16 -n ubuntu710 /dev/sdc1 > > mkfs.vfat 2.11 (12 Mar 2005) > WARNING: Not enough clusters for a 16 bit FAT! The filesystem will be > misinterpreted as having a 12 bit FAT without mount option "fat=16". > mkfs.vfat: Attempting to create a too large file system > > And that's where it all stops. I can't imagine a FAT12 > will be any good to him as it's going to be connected > to a Windows machine. So any ideas anyone? > > Andy Jenkins How big is the drive? FAT16 partitions can only be up to 2GB. FAT32 uses diskspace more efficiently anyway - a 2GB FAT16 volume will have a default cluster size of 32KB compared to FAT32's 4KB, meaning that any files under 32KB in size will take up at least 32KB on disk, even 0 byte files. Regards, Tom <snip> Which was why i asked for the need of fatass16 -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net <http://www.softdel.net>Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I thought so, but I hadn't seen your reply when I posted. Tom
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