Multiple partitions on a CF / SD card - Revision history

Meyer: fix wiki link syntax

2007-12-19T13:11:46Z

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	Setting up multiple partitions on a CF or SD card may be quite useful. For example, to flash a new ROM image to a 5000/5500 you need a FAT partition on your CF card. On the other hand, installing programs to a card often requires a partition with symbolic linking support (i.e. not FAT). With a multi-partition setup, you can have your cake and eat it too - provided your cake is big enough (at least 64 MB).		Setting up multiple partitions on a CF or SD card may be quite useful. For example, to flash a new ROM image to a 5000/5500 you need a FAT partition on your CF card. On the other hand, installing programs to a card often requires a partition with symbolic linking support (i.e. not FAT). With a multi-partition setup, you can have your cake and eat it too - provided your cake is big enough (at least 64 MB).

-	Here is a step-by-step guide for setting up two partitions on a CF or an SD card: a FAT one and an ext2 one. It is based on the excellent [Step-by-step CF/SD fdisk/formatting for newbies] Howto. See the bottom of this page for notes on differences in an SD setup. (Note: 3.5.3 calls the second SD partition "card1". The original instructions were for calling it "card2", so this becomes a problem when the system is rebooted. It's probably more complicated for CF cards because of the second CF that is included in the SL6000 hardware. If you know how it works, update this page.)	+	Here is a step-by-step guide for setting up two partitions on a CF or an SD card: a FAT one and an ext2 one. It is based on the excellent [[Step-by-step CF/SD fdisk/formatting for newbies]] Howto. See the bottom of this page for notes on differences in an SD setup. (Note: 3.5.3 calls the second SD partition "card1". The original instructions were for calling it "card2", so this becomes a problem when the system is rebooted. It's probably more complicated for CF cards because of the second CF that is included in the SL6000 hardware. If you know how it works, update this page.)

	The 3.5.3 distribution includes the required programs ''fdisk'' and ''mkfs.ext2'', but does not include ''mkfs.msdos''. You can get that by installing the ''dosftools'' package.		The 3.5.3 distribution includes the required programs ''fdisk'' and ''mkfs.ext2'', but does not include ''mkfs.msdos''. You can get that by installing the ''dosftools'' package.

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2007-12-14T08:03:57Z

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-	~~Put~~ your sd card out and then back in and both partitions should now mount.	+	Take your sd card out and then put it back in and both partitions should now mount.

116.71.190.51 at 05:53, 14 December 2007

2007-12-14T05:53:24Z

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-	~~Pop~~ your sd card out and then back in and both partitions should now mount.	+	Put your sd card out and then back in and both partitions should now mount.

Tux: Reverted edits by 17.149.0.104 (Talk); changed back to last version by Phil284

2007-10-03T22:45:01Z

Reverted edits by 17.149.0.104 (Talk); changed back to last version by Phil284

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	Setting up multiple partitions on a CF or SD card may be quite useful. For example, to flash a new ROM image to a 5000/5500 you need a FAT partition on your CF card. On the other hand, installing programs to a card often requires a partition with symbolic linking support (i.e. not FAT). With a multi-partition setup, you can have your cake and eat it too - provided your cake is big enough (at least 64 MB).		Setting up multiple partitions on a CF or SD card may be quite useful. For example, to flash a new ROM image to a 5000/5500 you need a FAT partition on your CF card. On the other hand, installing programs to a card often requires a partition with symbolic linking support (i.e. not FAT). With a multi-partition setup, you can have your cake and eat it too - provided your cake is big enough (at least 64 MB).

17.149.0.104 at 20:50, 3 October 2007

2007-10-03T20:50:47Z

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	Setting up multiple partitions on a CF or SD card may be quite useful. For example, to flash a new ROM image to a 5000/5500 you need a FAT partition on your CF card. On the other hand, installing programs to a card often requires a partition with symbolic linking support (i.e. not FAT). With a multi-partition setup, you can have your cake and eat it too - provided your cake is big enough (at least 64 MB).		Setting up multiple partitions on a CF or SD card may be quite useful. For example, to flash a new ROM image to a 5000/5500 you need a FAT partition on your CF card. On the other hand, installing programs to a card often requires a partition with symbolic linking support (i.e. not FAT). With a multi-partition setup, you can have your cake and eat it too - provided your cake is big enough (at least 64 MB).

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2006-11-24T18:16:32Z

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	Pop your sd card out and then back in and both partitions should now mount.		Pop your sd card out and then back in and both partitions should now mount.
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2006-11-19T17:44:06Z

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	Pop your sd card out and then back in and both partitions should now mount.		Pop your sd card out and then back in and both partitions should now mount.
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Zismylaptop: 3.5.3 calls 2nd partitition on SD "card1" not "card2"

2005-05-16T15:58:03Z

3.5.3 calls 2nd partitition on SD "card1" not "card2"

Zismylaptop at 01:15, 12 May 2005

2005-05-12T01:15:55Z

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	mkdir /mnt/card2 (this will create the directory where the 2nd partition will be mounted)		mkdir /mnt/card2 (this will create the directory where the 2nd partition will be mounted)

-	Now you need to edit ''/etc/fstab'' to '''associate the 2nd partition with its mount point''' ~~(/mnt/cf2)~~. The /etc/fstab file should already contain a line for the first partition and it should look something like this:	+	Now you need to edit ''/etc/fstab'' to '''associate the 2nd partition with its mount point'''. The /etc/fstab file should already contain a line for the first partition and it should look something like this:

	/dev/hda1 /mnt/cf auto defaults,noauto,noatime,user,exec,suid 0 0		/dev/hda1 /mnt/cf auto defaults,noauto,noatime,user,exec,suid 0 0

Zismylaptop at 01:15, 12 May 2005

2005-05-12T01:15:02Z

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	Here is a step-by-step guide for setting up two partitions on a CF or an SD card: a FAT one and an ext2 one. It is based on the excellent [Step-by-step CF/SD fdisk/formatting for newbies] Howto. See the bottom of this page for notes on differences in an SD setup.		Here is a step-by-step guide for setting up two partitions on a CF or an SD card: a FAT one and an ext2 one. It is based on the excellent [Step-by-step CF/SD fdisk/formatting for newbies] Howto. See the bottom of this page for notes on differences in an SD setup.

-	The 3.5.3 distribution includes the required programs ''fdisk'' and ''mkfs.~~msdos~~'', but does not include ''mkfs.~~ext2~~''. You can get that by installing the ''dosftools'' package.	+	The 3.5.3 distribution includes the required programs ''fdisk'' and ''mkfs.ext2'', but does not include ''mkfs.msdos''. You can get that by installing the ''dosftools'' package.

	Then, '''as root, type the following from the console''':		Then, '''as root, type the following from the console''':

←Older revision		Revision as of 15:58, 16 May 2005
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	Setting up multiple partitions on a CF or SD card may be quite useful. For example, to flash a new ROM image to a 5000/5500 you need a FAT partition on your CF card. On the other hand, installing programs to a card often requires a partition with symbolic linking support (i.e. not FAT). With a multi-partition setup, you can have your cake and eat it too - provided your cake is big enough (at least 64 MB).		Setting up multiple partitions on a CF or SD card may be quite useful. For example, to flash a new ROM image to a 5000/5500 you need a FAT partition on your CF card. On the other hand, installing programs to a card often requires a partition with symbolic linking support (i.e. not FAT). With a multi-partition setup, you can have your cake and eat it too - provided your cake is big enough (at least 64 MB).

-	Here is a step-by-step guide for setting up two partitions on a CF or an SD card: a FAT one and an ext2 one. It is based on the excellent [Step-by-step CF/SD fdisk/formatting for newbies] Howto. See the bottom of this page for notes on differences in an SD setup.	+	Here is a step-by-step guide for setting up two partitions on a CF or an SD card: a FAT one and an ext2 one. It is based on the excellent [Step-by-step CF/SD fdisk/formatting for newbies] Howto. See the bottom of this page for notes on differences in an SD setup. (Note: 3.5.3 calls the second SD partition "card1". The original instructions were for calling it "card2", so this becomes a problem when the system is rebooted. It's probably more complicated for CF cards because of the second CF that is included in the SL6000 hardware. If you know how it works, update this page.)

	The 3.5.3 distribution includes the required programs ''fdisk'' and ''mkfs.ext2'', but does not include ''mkfs.msdos''. You can get that by installing the ''dosftools'' package.		The 3.5.3 distribution includes the required programs ''fdisk'' and ''mkfs.ext2'', but does not include ''mkfs.msdos''. You can get that by installing the ''dosftools'' package.
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	...or... (if SD)		...or... (if SD)
	/dev/mmcda1 /mnt/card auto defaults,noauto,noatime,user,exec,suid 0 0		/dev/mmcda1 /mnt/card auto defaults,noauto,noatime,user,exec,suid 0 0
-	/dev/mmcda2 /mnt/~~card2~~ auto defaults,noauto,noatime,user,exec,suid 0 0	+	/dev/mmcda2 /mnt/card1 auto defaults,noauto,noatime,user,exec,suid 0 0

	'''If you want programs installed to the CF card to go to the ext2 partition''' rather than to the FAT one (and you do want that), you need to edit ''/etc/ipkg.conf'', changing the line		'''If you want programs installed to the CF card to go to the ext2 partition''' rather than to the FAT one (and you do want that), you need to edit ''/etc/ipkg.conf'', changing the line
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	DEVICE=/dev/mmcda1 to DEVICE=/dev/mmcda2		DEVICE=/dev/mmcda1 to DEVICE=/dev/mmcda2
-	MOUNT_POINT=/mnt/card to MOUNT_POINT=/mnt/~~card2~~	+	MOUNT_POINT=/mnt/card to MOUNT_POINT=/mnt/card1
-	SMB_MOUNT=/home/samba/SD_Card to SMB_MOUNT=/home/samba/~~SD_Card2~~	+	SMB_MOUNT=/home/samba/SD_Card to SMB_MOUNT=/home/samba/SD_Card1


	Pop your sd card out and then back in and both partitions should now mount.		Pop your sd card out and then back in and both partitions should now mount.