Format FAT32 partition with set “Allocation Unit Size”
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Note: This answer didn't work for me.
I wish to format a FAT32 partition with set AUS of 32K. I've read the man page man mkfs.fat, and the only thing that I can find is
-S LOGICAL-SECTOR-SIZE
Specify the number of bytes per logical sector. Must be a power of 2 and greater than or equal to 512, i.e. 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, or 32768.
I don't know whether this is the "AUS", but I tried it out, and set -S 32768. This happened:
user@pc:~$ sudo mkfs.fat -S 32768 /dev/sdb1
mkfs.fat 3.0.28 (2015-05-16)
Warning: sector size is set to 32768 > 4096, such filesystem will not propably mount
WARNING: Not enough clusters for a 32 bit FAT!
mkfs.fat: Attempting to create a too large filesystem
I also tried sudo mkfs.fat -I -S 32768 /dev/sdb if that works, and it doesn't. Same error prints out.
16.04 partitioning fat32
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Note: This answer didn't work for me.
I wish to format a FAT32 partition with set AUS of 32K. I've read the man page man mkfs.fat, and the only thing that I can find is
-S LOGICAL-SECTOR-SIZE
Specify the number of bytes per logical sector. Must be a power of 2 and greater than or equal to 512, i.e. 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, or 32768.
I don't know whether this is the "AUS", but I tried it out, and set -S 32768. This happened:
user@pc:~$ sudo mkfs.fat -S 32768 /dev/sdb1
mkfs.fat 3.0.28 (2015-05-16)
Warning: sector size is set to 32768 > 4096, such filesystem will not propably mount
WARNING: Not enough clusters for a 32 bit FAT!
mkfs.fat: Attempting to create a too large filesystem
I also tried sudo mkfs.fat -I -S 32768 /dev/sdb if that works, and it doesn't. Same error prints out.
16.04 partitioning fat32
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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asked Jan 9 '17 at 2:58
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Note: This answer didn't work for me.
I wish to format a FAT32 partition with set AUS of 32K. I've read the man page man mkfs.fat, and the only thing that I can find is
-S LOGICAL-SECTOR-SIZE
Specify the number of bytes per logical sector. Must be a power of 2 and greater than or equal to 512, i.e. 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, or 32768.
I don't know whether this is the "AUS", but I tried it out, and set -S 32768. This happened:
user@pc:~$ sudo mkfs.fat -S 32768 /dev/sdb1
mkfs.fat 3.0.28 (2015-05-16)
Warning: sector size is set to 32768 > 4096, such filesystem will not propably mount
WARNING: Not enough clusters for a 32 bit FAT!
mkfs.fat: Attempting to create a too large filesystem
I also tried sudo mkfs.fat -I -S 32768 /dev/sdb if that works, and it doesn't. Same error prints out.
16.04 partitioning fat32
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
asked Jan 9 '17 at 2:58
The Holy SeeThe Holy See
189315
Note: This answer didn't work for me.
I wish to format a FAT32 partition with set AUS of 32K. I've read the man page man mkfs.fat, and the only thing that I can find is
-S LOGICAL-SECTOR-SIZE
Specify the number of bytes per logical sector. Must be a power of 2 and greater than or equal to 512, i.e. 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, or 32768.
I don't know whether this is the "AUS", but I tried it out, and set -S 32768. This happened:
user@pc:~$ sudo mkfs.fat -S 32768 /dev/sdb1
mkfs.fat 3.0.28 (2015-05-16)
Warning: sector size is set to 32768 > 4096, such filesystem will not propably mount
WARNING: Not enough clusters for a 32 bit FAT!
mkfs.fat: Attempting to create a too large filesystem
I also tried sudo mkfs.fat -I -S 32768 /dev/sdb if that works, and it doesn't. Same error prints out.
16.04 partitioning fat32
16.04 partitioning fat32
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
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asked Jan 9 '17 at 2:58
The Holy SeeThe Holy See
189315
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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asked Jan 9 '17 at 2:58
The Holy SeeThe Holy See
189315
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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man mkfs.fat:
-s SECTORS-PER-CLUSTER
Specify the number of disk sectors per cluster. Must be a power of
2, i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, ... 128.
The allocation unit size is also known as the cluster size.
answered Jan 9 '17 at 3:18
AlexPAlexP
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Tried that out. I want 32 KB clusters, and 1 sector is 512 bytes. Therefore, I set-s 64. But I triedblockdev --getbsz /dev/sdb1, and 4096 came out. What does this mean?
– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
Also didfsinfo /dev/sdb1andst_blksizeis 4096.
– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
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mkfs -t vfat -F 32 -s 64
Gives me:
Media byte 0xf8 (hard disk)
512 bytes per logical sector
32768 bytes per cluster
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man mkfs.fat:
-s SECTORS-PER-CLUSTER
Specify the number of disk sectors per cluster. Must be a power of
2, i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, ... 128.
The allocation unit size is also known as the cluster size.
answered Jan 9 '17 at 3:18
AlexPAlexP
7,65511630
Tried that out. I want 32 KB clusters, and 1 sector is 512 bytes. Therefore, I set-s 64. But I triedblockdev --getbsz /dev/sdb1, and 4096 came out. What does this mean?
– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
Also didfsinfo /dev/sdb1andst_blksizeis 4096.
– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
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man mkfs.fat:
-s SECTORS-PER-CLUSTER
Specify the number of disk sectors per cluster. Must be a power of
2, i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, ... 128.
The allocation unit size is also known as the cluster size.
answered Jan 9 '17 at 3:18
AlexPAlexP
7,65511630
Tried that out. I want 32 KB clusters, and 1 sector is 512 bytes. Therefore, I set-s 64. But I triedblockdev --getbsz /dev/sdb1, and 4096 came out. What does this mean?
– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
Also didfsinfo /dev/sdb1andst_blksizeis 4096.
– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
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man mkfs.fat:
-s SECTORS-PER-CLUSTER
Specify the number of disk sectors per cluster. Must be a power of
2, i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, ... 128.
The allocation unit size is also known as the cluster size.
answered Jan 9 '17 at 3:18
AlexPAlexP
7,65511630
man mkfs.fat:
-s SECTORS-PER-CLUSTER
Specify the number of disk sectors per cluster. Must be a power of
2, i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, ... 128.
The allocation unit size is also known as the cluster size.
answered Jan 9 '17 at 3:18
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answered Jan 9 '17 at 3:18
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answered Jan 9 '17 at 3:18
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answered Jan 9 '17 at 3:18
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Tried that out. I want 32 KB clusters, and 1 sector is 512 bytes. Therefore, I set-s 64. But I triedblockdev --getbsz /dev/sdb1, and 4096 came out. What does this mean?
– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
Also didfsinfo /dev/sdb1andst_blksizeis 4096.
– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
add a comment |
Tried that out. I want 32 KB clusters, and 1 sector is 512 bytes. Therefore, I set-s 64. But I triedblockdev --getbsz /dev/sdb1, and 4096 came out. What does this mean?
– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
Also didfsinfo /dev/sdb1andst_blksizeis 4096.
– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
Tried that out. I want 32 KB clusters, and 1 sector is 512 bytes. Therefore, I set
-s 64. But I tried blockdev --getbsz /dev/sdb1, and 4096 came out. What does this mean?– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
Tried that out. I want 32 KB clusters, and 1 sector is 512 bytes. Therefore, I set
-s 64. But I tried blockdev --getbsz /dev/sdb1, and 4096 came out. What does this mean?– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
Also did
fsinfo /dev/sdb1 and st_blksize is 4096.– The Holy See
Jan 9 '17 at 3:39
Also did
fsinfo /dev/sdb1 and st_blksize is 4096.– The Holy See
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mkfs -t vfat -F 32 -s 64
Gives me:
Media byte 0xf8 (hard disk)
512 bytes per logical sector
32768 bytes per cluster
answered 3 mins ago
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mkfs -t vfat -F 32 -s 64
Gives me:
Media byte 0xf8 (hard disk)
512 bytes per logical sector
32768 bytes per cluster
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mkfs -t vfat -F 32 -s 64
Gives me:
Media byte 0xf8 (hard disk)
512 bytes per logical sector
32768 bytes per cluster
answered 3 mins ago
kissstekissste
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mkfs -t vfat -F 32 -s 64
Gives me:
Media byte 0xf8 (hard disk)
512 bytes per logical sector
32768 bytes per cluster
answered 3 mins ago
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answered 3 mins ago
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