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HeavyComponent | # 31 | 2010-06-28, 21:34 | Report

woody14619,

Thanks for the reply, I will try right away and post back on the results.

HeavyComponent | # 32 | 2010-06-28, 21:51 | Report

Originally Posted by woody14619 View Post

Try this, in a root terminal (this will format the card!). you should be able to cut/paste it right into a root terminal. (Be sure you're root first, via root or gainroot!)

Code:

sfdisk /dev/mmcblk1 <<EOF
,,c
EOF
sync
mkfs.vfat /dev/mmcblk1p1
sfdisk -d /dev/mmcblk1

That should show you've created a new partition, and formatted it to vfat.

Before I continue this is what I got so far. I stopped after the 3rd line "EOF". This what showed up and I wanted to know is it safe to continue?

Code:

/home/user # sfdisk /dev/mmcblk1 <<EOF
> ,,c
> EOF
Checking that no-one is using this disk right now ...
BLKRRPART: Device or resource busy

This disk is currently in use - repartitioning is probably a bad idea.
Umount all file systems, and swapoff all swap partitions on this disk.
Use the --no-reread flag to suppress this check.
Use the --force flag to overrule all checks.
/home/user #

Now what?

Last edited by HeavyComponent; 2010-06-28 at 22:08.

woody14619 | # 33 | 2010-06-28, 22:04 | Report

Originally Posted by HeavyComponent View Post

Before I continue this is what I got so far. I stopped after the 3rd line "EOF". This what showed up and I wanted to know is it safe to continue?

So it's mounted? That's really odd...

Try this (and again, be sure you are root!)

Code:

root
umount /dev/mmcblk1

That should unmount everything. They try this block again:

Code:

sfdisk /dev/mmcblk1 <<EOF
,,c
EOF
sync
mkfs.vfat /dev/mmcblk1p1
sfdisk -d /dev/mmcblk1

Worst case, use the --force flag, just make sure you're saying mmcblk1 and NOT mmcblk0! mmcblk0 is your internal OS!

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HeavyComponent | # 34 | 2010-06-28, 22:09 | Report

woody14619,

Ok lets say I have to use the force flag. How do I do that?

EDIT: Tried the umount and this is what I got.

Code:

/home/user # umount /dev/mmcblk1
umount: cannot umount /dev/mmcblk1: Invalid argument
/home/user #

Last edited by HeavyComponent; 2010-06-28 at 22:13.

woody14619 | # 35 | 2010-06-28, 22:19 | Report

Originally Posted by HeavyComponent View Post

woody14619,

Ok lets say I have to use the force flag. How do I do that?

EDIT: Tried the umount and this is what I got.

Code:

/home/user # umount /dev/mmcblk1
umount: cannot umount /dev/mmcblk1: Invalid argument
/home/user #

Just throw it into the command between sfdisk and the device name.

I'm more concerned about the fact that it thinks it's in use. As root just try typing mount and see if it's listing anything for /dev/mmcblk1. If it is, try umounting that by name. (For example, it may have /dev/mmcblk1p1 mounted? But the previous command said it had no partitions, so...)

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HeavyComponent | # 36 | 2010-06-28, 22:26 | Report

Ok woody14619,

At root just typed "mount".

Code:

/home/user # mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
ubi0:rootfs on / type ubifs (rw,bulk_read,no_chk_data_crc)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,noatime,size=1024k)
tmpfs on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,noatime,size=256k,mode=755)
none on /dev type tmpfs (rw,noatime,size=10240k,mode=755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,size=65536k)
/dev/mmcblk0p2 on /home type ext3 (rw,noatime,errors=continue,commit=1,data=writeback)
/home/opt on /opt type none (bind)
nodev on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (0)
/opt/pymaemo/usr/lib/python2.5 on /usr/lib/python2.5 type bind (bind)
/opt/pymaemo/usr/share/pyshared on /usr/share/pyshared type bind (bind)
/opt/pymaemo/usr/lib/pyshared on /usr/lib/pyshared type bind (bind)
/opt/pymaemo/usr/share/python-support on /usr/share/python-support type bind (bind)
/opt/pymaemo/usr/lib/python-support on /usr/lib/python-support type bind (bind)
/dev/mmcblk0p1 on /home/user/MyDocs type vfat (rw,noauto,nodev,noexec,nosuid,noatime,nodiratime,utf8,uid=29999,shortname=mixed,dmask=000,fmask=0133,rodir)
/dev/mmcblk1p1 on /media/mmc1 type vfat (rw,noauto,nodev,noexec,nosuid,noatime,nodiratime,utf8,uid=29999,shortname=mixed,dmask=000,fmask=0133,rodir)

fnordianslip | # 37 | 2010-06-28, 22:32 | Report

Isn't it mmcblk1p1 for the FAT32 partition on the uSDHC card on the N900?

If so, "umount /media/mmc1" as root, followed by the other stuff, as appropriate, should (probably) work.

Note that /dev/mmcblk1p1 is the first partition on /dev/mmcblk1 and /media/mmc1 is the directory it gets mounted to.

Edit: beer induced typo corrected for the benefit of humanity..

Last edited by fnordianslip; 2010-06-28 at 22:52.

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HeavyComponent | # 38 | 2010-06-28, 22:36 | Report

fnordianslip,

Did the "umount /media mmc1"

Code:

/home/user # umount /media mmc1
umount: cannot umount /media: Invalid argument
umount: cannot umount mmc1: No such file or directory
/home/user #

woody14619 | # 39 | 2010-06-28, 22:50 | Report

Originally Posted by HeavyComponent View Post

Ok woody14619,

At root just typed "mount".

Code:

/dev/mmcblk1p1 on /media/mmc1 type vfat (rw,noauto,nodev,noexec,nosuid,noatime,nodiratime,utf8,uid=29999,shortname=mixed,dmask=000,fmask=0133,rodir)

Hmm.. thats odd, since the sfdisk command output you showed bfore said it had no partitions on the device... Yet now it's saying it has a partition mounted. Well, this should do it for you:

Code:

umount /dev/mmcblk1p1
sfdisk /dev/mmcblk1 <<EOF
,,c
EOF
sync
mkfs.vfat /dev/mmcblk1p1
sync
sfdisk -d /dev/mmcblk1

The output the the last command should show you have a partition, formatted properly. Then a quick reboot (or open your back cover and replace it) and you should be all set.

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fnordianslip | # 40 | 2010-06-28, 22:50 | Report

Aargh. Sorry. Been drinking

Not helpfull, I know, but at least I'm trying ...

"umount /media/mmc1" should do it.

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