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Title: Zaurus Cf Card Size Limits
Post by: joegoose on March 06, 2006, 11:49:34 am
I have a C1000 and have recently purchased a 4gb Hitachi Microdrive (3.81 available)

I am using it in under Qtopia 1.5.4 as supplied by Figlabs.

Initially I was able to see the drive in File Manager, and copy files to it but not save them directly from the Hancom applications (I checked it was 777)

Then I changed the partition table to 2 x 1.91GB drives.

When I put the CF card in the Zaurus, it mounted the first partition which worked wonderfully in Qtopia (including Hancom) but I could neither mount nor see the second partition.

I am happy with having the drive split, but would appreciate help on how to recognise the second partition.

Incidentally, I am also a victim of the 2GB SD limit, and I am thinking of partitioning this card to 1.9 + 0.1. so info on mounting the second partition of that would also be useful

Bless you all,

JB
Title: Zaurus Cf Card Size Limits
Post by: bam on March 06, 2006, 03:42:22 pm
have you looked at #fdisk -l yet? whats the output?
Title: Zaurus Cf Card Size Limits
Post by: joegoose on March 06, 2006, 04:04:22 pm
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have you looked at #fdisk -l yet? whats the output?
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It is showing me /dev/hda2

but I cannot create a mount point as all of the entries in /mnt are links to /usr/mnt.rom

this presents two difficulties
firstly I cannot write to /usr
secondly I do not know how to create a link

thanks
Title: Zaurus Cf Card Size Limits
Post by: bluedevils on March 06, 2006, 04:21:37 pm
/usr/mnt.rom/cf is just a directory (mount point) AFAIK.

mkdir /mnt/cf2

and then make an entry for /mnt/cf2 in /etc/fstab similar to the one for /mnt/cf except with /dev/hda2 instead of /dev/hda1.  I believe the key is that the directory would be auto.

Someone can correct me if this is the wrong line of thinking.
Title: Zaurus Cf Card Size Limits
Post by: bluedevils on March 06, 2006, 04:59:12 pm
BTW I just saw some of your answers in another thread.  If you cannot mkdir on /mnt, please show us what is the result of "ls -al /".  On my Z it is a link to /var and then to /home.
Title: Zaurus Cf Card Size Limits
Post by: joegoose on March 06, 2006, 05:18:33 pm
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BTW I just saw some of your answers in another thread.  If you cannot mkdir on /mnt, please show us what is the result of "ls -al /".  On my Z it is a link to /var and then to /home.
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I am a bit lost by all of this, sorry
Title: Zaurus Cf Card Size Limits
Post by: bluedevils on March 06, 2006, 08:31:11 pm
  No problem

just enter "ls -al /" and "ls -al /mnt" and post the output to this thread.
Title: Zaurus Cf Card Size Limits
Post by: joegoose on March 06, 2006, 08:57:23 pm
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  No problem

just enter "ls -al /" and "ls -al /mnt" and post the output to this thread.
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[root zaurus]# ls -al /
drwxr-xr-x   12 root     root            0 Dec 31  1969 .
drwxr-xr-x   12 root     root            0 Dec 31  1969 ..
drwxr-sr-x    2 root     root            0 Dec  6  2004 bin
drwxr-xr-x    7 root     root         8864 Mar  6 17:07 dev
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            9 Mar  4  2005 etc -> /home/etc
drwxr-xr-x   13 1000     1000            0 Mar  1 18:14 home
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root            0 Mar  4  2005 lib
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            8 Mar  4  2005 mnt -> /var/mnt
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root            0 Mar  4  2005 opt
dr-xr-xr-x   65 root     root            0 Mar  6 17:06 proc
drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root            0 Mar  4  2005 root
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root            0 Dec  6  2004 sbin
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           12 Mar  4  2005 tmp -> /dev/shm/tmpdrwxr-sr-x   10 root     root            0 Mar  4  2005 usr
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           16 Mar  4  2005 var -> /home/system/var
root zaurus]# ls -al /mnt
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            8 Mar  4  2005 /mnt -> /var/mnt
[root zaurus]#