[ubuntu-uk] Trying to create bootable USB drive.

[Kris Douglas]

On 06/12/2007, Andrew Jenkins <andrew.jenkins at bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
> I've been given the task of creating a bootable
> Linux USB drive by a work-mate.  Rather than a
> pen-drive he's given me a 2.5" drive mounted in
> one of these snazzy little enclosures, works just
> like a pen-drive.
>
> Anyway, I've tried to create the file systems and
> have hit a problem.  Once I've created the first
> partition as FAT 16 and try to 'mkfs' it I get the
> error as follows:
>
> andrew at laptop:~$ mkfs.vfat -F 16 -n ubuntu710 /dev/sdc1
>
> mkfs.vfat 2.11 (12 Mar 2005)
> WARNING: Not enough clusters for a 16 bit FAT! The filesystem will be
> misinterpreted as having a 12 bit FAT without mount option "fat=16".
> mkfs.vfat: Attempting to create a too large file system
>
> And that's where it all stops.  I can't imagine a FAT12
> will be any good to him as it's going to be connected
> to a Windows machine.  So any ideas anyone?
>
> Andy Jenkins.
>
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Is there a reason it needs to be fat 16?

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Kris Douglas
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