[ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available

[ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available

[Pat Murray]

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Hi,

I am using the Phytec i.MX6 BSP 3.0.35-PD13.2.2 and barebox 2013.08.0-PD13.2.2 .
I want to be able to format a SATA drive in FAT32 format , but mkfs.vfat is not available.
My version of ptxdist is 2012.03.0

Regards
Pat



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Re: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available

[Alexander Aring]

Hi,

On Thu, Jul 03, 2014 at 09:04:22AM +0000, Pat Murray wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am using the Phytec i.MX6 BSP 3.0.35-PD13.2.2 and barebox 2013.08.0-PD13.2.2 .
> I want to be able to format a SATA drive in FAT32 format , but mkfs.vfat is not available.
> My version of ptxdist is 2012.03.0
> 

Do you want to call mkfs.vfat from console or ptxdist failed because it
doesn't find any mkfs.vfat. I suppose the second one:

maybe install mkfs.vfat with the packet manager from your distribution.

for ubuntu/mint/debian:

aptitude install dosfstools

I think it should placed in dosfstools. Otherway to find out where the
mkfs.vfat is placed, you can do:

aptitude install apt-file && apt-file update && apt-file search mkfs.vfat

for ubuntu/mint/debian.



btw. Maybe we should add a host rule for this or check on configure
but we should add a host rule.

- Alex

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Re: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available

[Matthias Fend]

Hi Pat,

>Von: ptxdist-bounces@pengutronix.de [mailto:ptxdist-bounces@pengutronix.de] Im Auftrag von Pat Murray
>Gesendet: Donnerstag, 03. Juli 2014 11:04
>An: ptxdist@pengutronix.de
>Betreff: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available
>
>Hi,
> 
>I am using the Phytec i.MX6 BSP 3.0.35-PD13.2.2 and barebox 2013.08.0-PD13.2.2 .
>I want to be able to format a SATA drive in FAT32 format , but mkfs.vfat is not available.
>My version of ptxdist is 2012.03.0
 
You can try to enable the dosfstools package - you'll find this in <Disk and File Utilities>.
And you may also want to enable the <create mkfs.vfat link> option.

~Matthias

>Regards
>Pat


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Re: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available

[Alexander Aring]

On Thu, Jul 03, 2014 at 09:30:25AM +0000, Matthias Fend wrote:
> Hi Pat,
> 
> >Von: ptxdist-bounces@pengutronix.de [mailto:ptxdist-bounces@pengutronix.de] Im Auftrag von Pat Murray
> >Gesendet: Donnerstag, 03. Juli 2014 11:04
> >An: ptxdist@pengutronix.de
> >Betreff: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available
> >
> >Hi,
> > 
> >I am using the Phytec i.MX6 BSP 3.0.35-PD13.2.2 and barebox 2013.08.0-PD13.2.2 .
> >I want to be able to format a SATA drive in FAT32 format , but mkfs.vfat is not available.
> >My version of ptxdist is 2012.03.0
>  
> You can try to enable the dosfstools package - you'll find this in <Disk and File Utilities>.
> And you may also want to enable the <create mkfs.vfat link> option.
> 

mhh this would be the easiest case: He wants to have mkfs.vfat on his
target. I thought some mkfs failed while image creation, sometimes I think
too complicated.

Thanks.

- Alex

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Re: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available

[Pat Murray]

Hi,

RE: He wants to have mkfs.vfat on his target.

Yes , I want to format a SATA hard drive from the console
Of my target system.

How do I get the mkfs.vfat onto the target, what are the ptxdist steps ? I have mkfs.vfat on the host.

Do I have rebuilt the rootfs ?

Regards
Pat


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Subject: Re: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available

On Thu, Jul 03, 2014 at 09:30:25AM +0000, Matthias Fend wrote:
> Hi Pat,
>
> >Von: ptxdist-bounces@pengutronix.de
> >[mailto:ptxdist-bounces@pengutronix.de] Im Auftrag von Pat Murray
> >Gesendet: Donnerstag, 03. Juli 2014 11:04
> >An: ptxdist@pengutronix.de
> >Betreff: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I am using the Phytec i.MX6 BSP 3.0.35-PD13.2.2 and barebox 2013.08.0-PD13.2.2 .
> >I want to be able to format a SATA drive in FAT32 format , but mkfs.vfat is not available.
> >My version of ptxdist is 2012.03.0
>
> You can try to enable the dosfstools package - you'll find this in <Disk and File Utilities>.
> And you may also want to enable the <create mkfs.vfat link> option.
>

mhh this would be the easiest case: He wants to have mkfs.vfat on his target. I thought some mkfs failed while image creation, sometimes I think too complicated.

Thanks.

- Alex

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Re: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available

[Alexander Aring]

On Thu, Jul 03, 2014 at 10:33:40AM +0000, Pat Murray wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> RE: He wants to have mkfs.vfat on his target.
> 
> Yes , I want to format a SATA hard drive from the console
> Of my target system.
> 
> How do I get the mkfs.vfat onto the target, what are the ptxdist steps ? I have mkfs.vfat on the host.
> 

1. ptxdist menuconfig in your BSP

2. type '/' to enter search dialog

3. type "fat", because you search something which contains the word fat

Then you see a list of possible fat things, one of them looks like:

Symbol: DOSFSTOOLS_MKDOSFS_VFAT [=n]                                                                                                               │  
Type  : boolean                                                                                                                                    │  
Prompt: create mkfs.vfat link                                                                                                                      │  
  Location:                                                                                                                                        │  
    -> Disk and File Utilities                                                                                                                     │  
(5)   -> dosfstools                     (DOSFSTOOLS [=n])                                                                                          │  
...

You see the location or simple type '5' to jump to the section, because the "(5)".

4. type space to activate it with "(*)".

> Do I have rebuilt the rootfs ?
> 

yes.



btw. you know that fat is a really old filesystem and fat 32 have
constrains like max 40 gb partition and max 4 GB filesize? Maybe you
want to try ext filesystem.

- Alex

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Re: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available

[Alexander Dahl]

Hei hei, 

Am 2014-07-03 12:49, schrieb Alexander Aring:
> You see the location or simple type '5' to jump to the section,
> because the "(5)".

Didn't know this, thanks for that. :-)

> btw. you know that fat is a really old filesystem and fat 32 have
> constrains like max 40 gb partition and max 4 GB filesize? Maybe you
> want to try ext filesystem.

AFAIK there's no 40 GB restriction on partition size, according to
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/184006 it's at 8 TB. However Windows
does not allow to format a volume greater than 32 GB or 40 GB or so. 

Technically FAT12 and FAT16 have the 4 GB file size restriction as well,
but the volumes can not be such big. ;-)

However, you're right, I would not recommend to use FAT, too.

Greets
Alex

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Re: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available

[Matthias Klein]

Am 03.07.2014 13:00, schrieb Alexander Dahl:
> Hei hei,
>
> Am 2014-07-03 12:49, schrieb Alexander Aring:
>> You see the location or simple type '5' to jump to the section,
>> because the "(5)".
> Didn't know this, thanks for that. :-)

 From me too !
For me in the kernel config it is very usefull ...

Best regards,

Matthias


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Re: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available

[Alexander Aring]

On Thu, Jul 03, 2014 at 01:04:28PM +0200, Matthias Klein wrote:
> Am 03.07.2014 13:00, schrieb Alexander Dahl:
> >Hei hei,
> >
> >Am 2014-07-03 12:49, schrieb Alexander Aring:
> >>You see the location or simple type '5' to jump to the section,
> >>because the "(5)".
> >Didn't know this, thanks for that. :-)
> 
> From me too !
> For me in the kernel config it is very usefull ...
> 

didn't know that too about 1 year ago. Jan Luebbe teach me that.

Thanks Jan.

- Alex

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Re: [ptxdist] mkfs.vfat is not available

[Alexander Aring]

On Thu, Jul 03, 2014 at 01:00:21PM +0200, Alexander Dahl wrote:
> Hei hei, 
> 
> Am 2014-07-03 12:49, schrieb Alexander Aring:
> > You see the location or simple type '5' to jump to the section,
> > because the "(5)".
> 
> Didn't know this, thanks for that. :-)
> 
> > btw. you know that fat is a really old filesystem and fat 32 have
> > constrains like max 40 gb partition and max 4 GB filesize? Maybe you
> > want to try ext filesystem.
> 
> AFAIK there's no 40 GB restriction on partition size, according to
> https://support.microsoft.com/kb/184006 it's at 8 TB. However Windows
> does not allow to format a volume greater than 32 GB or 40 GB or so. 
>

Seems that I installed windows too much and tried to format a partition
greater than 32/40 GB. Sorry. :-)



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