What is the format of the internal drive when running WinCE?
It seems Linux does not recognize it.
Gparted lists the drive as 494.19 MB and as unallocated.
/dev/hda information on the drive is listed as having 1012096 sectors. When I used the dd command on this drive, it is seen as having 1024000 sectors. Why the discrepancy? Is Gparted missing the Boot Partition?
WinCE file system format?
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Re: WinCE file system format?
It's only the older builds of slackware (ie: NimbleX2007 and Slax5) that have a hard time reading the filesystem. If you connect a USB hub, and plug in an external keyboard, mouse and a Slax6.0.9 usb boot stick, it can read the file system with no problems --- you can actually mount the drives and browse them too.
Off the top of my head, I don't remember what type of filesystem it is, I would have to boot into it using a newer distro --- and currently I don't have my USB hub at the moment to plug and find out, or I would.
Off the top of my head, I don't remember what type of filesystem it is, I would have to boot into it using a newer distro --- and currently I don't have my USB hub at the moment to plug and find out, or I would.
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Re: WinCE file system format?
Thanks Fleegman,
Do you think this is my problem with trying to use dd to create an image with the current NimbleX build?
Perhaps I should try a later distro. I can try once I get my USB hub.
http://webdt.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=164#p164
Do you think this is my problem with trying to use dd to create an image with the current NimbleX build?
Perhaps I should try a later distro. I can try once I get my USB hub.
http://webdt.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=164#p164
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Re: WinCE file system format?
did you try
dd -bs=512
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dd -bs=512
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I did not try it at 512. I did it two ways. On the second try I wrote the dd to an .img file. I would think writing to an image file would eliminate the block size as a variable, since no block size is used when writing the image.david_halliday wrote: did you try
dd -bs=512
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Is my assumption correct?
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Re: WinCE file system format?
hallo, can anyone send to me the wince files to reinstall? i deleted it when i tried to install xp!! thanks a lo, my mail is gugarch@fastwebnet.it
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Re: WinCE file system format?
I don't think so. Now if I remember correctly dd has a default block size of 512bytes, and most disks use a block size of 4K (4096 bytes) using a block size higher than the disk block size is not good. So the optimum dd command would be something like
dd if=/dev/sdc of=/my/backup.dd bs=4096 conv=notrunc,noerror
replace sdc with your dive and /my/backup.dd with were you want to stash the image.
leaving bs off or at 512 would be ok but a little slower.
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dd if=/dev/sdc of=/my/backup.dd bs=4096 conv=notrunc,noerror
replace sdc with your dive and /my/backup.dd with were you want to stash the image.
leaving bs off or at 512 would be ok but a little slower.
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Since I did not specify the block size when I stored as an image, is the reasoning for my reply above. My interpretation of your response is, it should have worked without specifying the BS.
I believe the real issue is the operating system. I don't think it is recognizing the drive correctly. I need to use the dd command with an OS that properly reads the drive. Slax 5 was used, which does not properly read the disk.
I have yet been able to boot an OS that recognizes the drive. I have heard Slax 6 will see it. I gave away my Slax 6 disk, I will burn another one. I am not sure if I still have the .iso, I may have to download it again.
I am not going to have much time this weekend, but Monday my plan is to get to the bottom of this.
I believe the real issue is the operating system. I don't think it is recognizing the drive correctly. I need to use the dd command with an OS that properly reads the drive. Slax 5 was used, which does not properly read the disk.
I have yet been able to boot an OS that recognizes the drive. I have heard Slax 6 will see it. I gave away my Slax 6 disk, I will burn another one. I am not sure if I still have the .iso, I may have to download it again.
I am not going to have much time this weekend, but Monday my plan is to get to the bottom of this.
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Re: WinCE file system format?
Ah, sorry, yes if you did not specify a block size you would have got 512bytes which should be just fine. I the problem does lie elsewhere.
Dave.
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