Questions tagged [vfat]
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Linux mounted VFAT filesystem shows semicolon-asciicode for some uppercase letters
The disk is listed as follows:
$ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdd
Disk /dev/sdd: 298.09 GiB, 320072933376 bytes, 625142448 sectors
Disk model: USB 2.5"-HDD
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector ...
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Can't scp files with long/weird filenames: Invalid argument
When I try to use scp to copy files with long filenames and containing non-alphanumeric characters, I get
scp: open local "[some capricious filename]": Invalid argument
I can copy them ...
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can't access larger than 32GB USB drive in Linux (Slackware 14.2)
I have no problem accessing all USB media of up to 32GB in size.
Today I tried using a 64GB stick and while the system recognizes it as a drive it cannot access the single partition.
When I tried ...
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Difference vfat and fat
I would like to format a USB Stick, but can't tell if the proper command is
mkfs.vfat [device] or mkfs.fat -F32 -I [device].
I've seen both, but what is the difference between vfatand fat? they're ...
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Why does linux let me create a file in a FAT12 fs with a long name
I'm writing an operating system and am trying to get it reading FAT12 filesystems. As such, I want a FAT12 disk image with some files on it to get it to read.
To make my FAT12 image, I made a blank ....
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Change volume serial of vfat partition without reformatting on Linux
I'm using a vfat formatted USB stick to play mp3 on my car radio. This device seems to create an index of the connected USB storage in it's own memory. And if I copy additional mp3 tracks to the stick,...
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dosfsck: how long does it take to repair a 32GB FAT filesystem on a USB drive?
I have a 32 GB USB stick with totally corrupted filesystem and a laptop with Ubuntu.
I have run the command dosfsck -w -r -l -a -v -t /dev/sdb1 16 days ago and it is still running. It has been using ...
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Why do vfat partitions have a special GUID/UUID format in GUID Partition Tables?
According to the Wikipedia article on the GUID Partition Table, the partition GUID's reside in the Partition entries (LBA 2-33) just after the Primary GPT Header at the beginning of the volume. As ...
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How to handle addition of new files and directories to FAT12 floppy image from Ubuntu 16.04?
I need to write a program that creates a floppy image of FAT12. The instructions include creating a boot sector, making sure I set aside space for two FAT tables, setting up space for root directory ...
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ftp permissions for creating directory with proftpd on vfat usb on Pi3
I have a usb drive attached to my Pi3 with vfat filesystem. I've mounted it in fstab and assigned a uid and gid. I am using pfoftpd to allow storage of files and allow directories to be created. I ...
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vFAT maximum data allowed 4gb?
how much data can be store on a FAT virtual drive? I know that a file can be max. 4gb on a vFAT but does that mean I can only store 4gb max on that drive?
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Resizing a FAT-based filesystem
Is it possible to grow or shrink a FAT filesystem like it is possible to resize ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystems? I am NOT talking about resizing partitions.
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Which options to rsync from vfat to vfat
I rsync local mounted vfat partitions.
If I use the -a option I get these messages:
rsync: chown "/media/new64gb/bar" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
rsync: mkstemp "/media/new64gb/Tryo/Grain de ...
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why mounted vfat volume is case sensitive partially?
I have strange observation.
I mounted vfat filesystem like this:
mount -t vfat -o loop vfat.vol mnt
I expected it would be case insensitive.
And it is as long as file name length is no longer than 8!...
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Hard drive writeable but not by file manager
I have a USB HDD that behaves like it is read-only, only in the file manager. I assume it is related to permissions, but it happens with the same file manager in two operating systems.
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The two ...
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