Find out FAT type
How can I find out if some partition is FAT 12, 16 or 32?
All I know is that /etc/mtab reports it as vfat. I have tried to mount it with -t vfat -o fat=12 => ok -o fat=16 => ok -o fat=32 => mount complains. |
I apologize.
I did not mean the "partition type", which fdisk says is type "b" (win95-FAT32), I meant the "filesystem type". Cheers. |
Its probably FAT32 - you could always try mounting it with:
mount –t vfat –o rw /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows make sure you substitue in your partition name and mount point. |
Yes, that's right.
I can mount it with: mount -t vfat /dev/sde1 /home/stick but still, I don't know the filesystem type. |
Solved, I hope :-)
I have issued: # dosfsck -v /dev/sde1 and it replys, ... 2 FATs, 16 bit entries ... So I deduce it is FAT 16. If anyone wishes to add any comment, please feel free to do so. |
hullo
On mandrake you can also use mount -t auto /dev/(your partition number) /(your mount folder) I have an IDE so its mount -t auto /dev/hda /mnt/secret squirrel Auto will try ext3 then 2 then reiserfs and I think then vfats. 2) If you create a tomsboot disk and run fdisk you can see options to list all the types. |
fat-12 is for partition sizes 16 megs and below.
between 16 megs and 2048 megs is fat-16. fat-32 is usually 512 megs and up, but you can make one smaller i think. |
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