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Title: Sd Card Problems
Post by: sarah on May 06, 2006, 03:27:32 pm

I have a canon 32mb sd card.

When I try to remove all partitions, I keep getting the error message card is locked or read only ( get these errors on the zaurus and with windows).

Anyone got any idea's on how to fix this problem? I need to remove the current partition and set up a fresh mkf2.ext2 partition.

Please HELP!!!

Title: Sd Card Problems
Post by: the_oak on May 06, 2006, 05:59:53 pm

You have to umount it (as root) first. See the following tutorial for howto:

https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Step-b...ing_for_newbies (https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Step-by-step_CF/SD_fdisk/formatting_for_newbies)

Title: Sd Card Problems
Post by: sarah on May 07, 2006, 07:14:14 am

I have already tried that. I know how to do it. But for some reason this just does not work.

I think it is time to buy a new sd card.

Title: Sd Card Problems
Post by: Greg2 on May 07, 2006, 08:38:14 am

Quote

I keep getting the error message card is locked or read only ( get these errors on the zaurus and with windows).

Do you have the little mechanical lock on the SD-card pushed ‘completely’ to the unlocked position?

I only ask because a few users have had a problem (on some cards) with it moving just enough to lock it.  

Greg

Title: Sd Card Problems
Post by: sarah on May 07, 2006, 05:36:26 pm

Tried that. In actuallity the lock is nothing more than a piece of plastic.

Now might be the time to get a larger cap. sdcard.