YaST doesn't reconize FAT16 partitions(Internal)


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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 6.2
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fdisk: Version v2.9t


SuSE-INTERN:

Symptom:

You cannot edit DOS/Windows-partitions created with FAT16-System-Id (Id-Nr.: 6):
  1. The menu 'Adjustments of installation | Set target partitions/filesystems' does not show these partitions.
    The file /etc/fstab will not be updated.
  2. The menu 'System administration | Kernel and bootconfiguration | LILO configuration' does not show such partitions with F3.

Cause:

The cause is a change in the naming process of fdisk: This is why YaST does not recognize this partition.

Solution:

Mount manually:

  1. After the installation process you have to edit the file /etc/fstab manually. Use your favourite editor and add a line at the end for each partition:
    partition mountpoint type defaults 0 0
    Example:
    /dev/hda1 /dos vfat defaults 0 0
  2. You can still setup LILO with YaST:
    Choose menu 'System administration | Kernel and bootconfiguration | LILO configuration'
    Enter the partition manually in the menu F5 - LILO Boot Configuration, do not use the selection list.

Update YaST to solve this problem:

  1. Install the system without the DOS/Windows partitions
  2. Download the new version of YaST
  3. Update the package YaST with YaST
  4. Now you can mount the DOS partitions as usual.

Keywords:

Categories: Configuration

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