From 88aef041ff4a531ccf0974b06ca04a4f0b0fd3e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lifehackerhansol Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:04:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Replace cfdisk with mkfs.fat --- _pages/en_US/formatting-sd-(linux).txt | 21 +++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/_pages/en_US/formatting-sd-(linux).txt b/_pages/en_US/formatting-sd-(linux).txt index 3c1ba25cd5..f328c864b2 100644 --- a/_pages/en_US/formatting-sd-(linux).txt +++ b/_pages/en_US/formatting-sd-(linux).txt @@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ If the 3DS already recognizes the SD card, this guide is not required. This page is for Linux users only. If you are not on Linux, check out the [Formatting SD (Windows)](formatting-sd-(windows)) or [Formatting SD (Mac)](formatting-sd-(mac)) pages. ### Instructions -#### Section I - Determining which slot your SD card is in 1. Make sure your SD card is **not** inserted 1. Launch the Linux Terminal @@ -28,16 +27,10 @@ mmcblk0 179:0 0 3,8G 0 disk 1. Take note of the device mount point. In our example above, it was `mmcblk0` + If `RO` is set to 1, make sure the lock switch is not slid down 1. Hit CTRL + C to exit the menu - -#### Section II - Formatting the card - -![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Cfdisk_screenshot.png) - -1. Type in `sudo cfdisk /dev/(device mount point from above)` -1. On each partition, hit `Delete` -1. Create a new Primary partition that covers the size of your entire SD card - + This will create a new partition with the linux filesystem -1. Select type and take a look at the menu -1. Find "W95 FAT32" and take note of the code on the left side of that text -1. Press any key, then enter the code you took note of in the previous step -1. Hit enter, then hit Quit +1. Type in the following for your SD card: + - 2GB or lower: `sudo mkfs.fat /dev/(device mount point from above) -s 64 -F 16` + - This creates a single FAT16 partition with 32 KB cluster size on the SD card + - 4GB - 128GB: `sudo mkfs.fat /dev/(device mount point from above) -s 64 -F 32` + - This creates a single FAT32 partition with 32 KB cluster size on the SD card + - 128GB or higher: `sudo mkfs.fat /dev/(device mount point from above) -s 128 -F 32` + - This creates a single FAT32 partition with 64 KB cluster size on the SD card \ No newline at end of file