Fat32 Or Fat

[scarface]

does it matter which one you reformat with?

 

[Steve-O]

hhmmm I think its just standard FAT that you format to

 

[Wolfsclaw]

yup fat32 wont work

you should format with your gp32 and not with your windows..

 

[scarface]

If not with my windows then with what?

 

[Wolfsclaw]

for example pacrom or slbumans fw or eurofw or or or...

 

[scarface]

It was reformatted before I posted this message.I cant use any of those cause i cant get the free launcher to work.And my first reformat was a fat32.would the screw the whole card up.

 

[Wolfsclaw]

hmm i formatted with fat32 once under windows, too, but somehow i've gotten it to work again (all the stuff on it was then lost, of course)..

maybe theres a way to format under FAT with windows somehow... maybe some tools... i think other guys here can you help you out with this...

however, i think after i screw up my card, i think i launched pacrom from the multifirmware and repaired the smc or smth... dunno... :rolleyes: h34r:

 

[scarface]

I have the option to reformat under FAT on windows.
After i reformat I have no idea what to di though?

 

[Quiest]

What firmware do you use?

Oh, and I think both windows fat format standards dont`t work, because the gp32 needs a special fat type... so you definately have to format it with your gp32...

What brings me to a new idea: It has to be possible to write a prog for windows, that formats your smc in the right way, maybe there is already something like that...

 

[dr.no]

wasn't it some special fat-type? I remember something like fat-8 or so. Only the GP32 can format cards that way (or some linux-tool as always, but I don't know about that).

 

[khephren]

Fat 12, if in doubt, format from within the software provided by gamepark. (Although I also formatted through my card reader and it worked fine.)

 

[don]

It is FAT16, but something special regarding the partition table, from what i've read. FAT12 can address only 4mb.

 

[khephren]

It is FAT16, but something special regarding the partition table, from what i've read. FAT12 can address only 4mb.

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Depends FAT12 can read up to 16mb, FAT12B 64MB. After that FAT16. I don't think the GP supports fat 32 like other machines do. Really though, you should not need to know, format with the GPfilemanger, and all should be well.

 

[scarface]

It is FAT16, but something special regarding the partition table, from what i've read. FAT12 can address only 4mb.

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Depends FAT12 can read up to 16mb, FAT12B 64MB. After that FAT16. I don't think the GP supports fat 32 like other machines do. Really though, you should not need to know, format with the GPfilemanger, and all should be well.

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As said earlier i canr cause I have only a SMC reader not A PC-Link.

 

[K-teto]

Yesterday, i accidentally formatted my smc with windows xp, and i was like crazy searching a way to reformat it correctly.
Tried with linux and... it got worse, my card become unreadable for the reader (an hp photosmart 7755 with multi card reader) and the console.
I tought the card was unrecoverable, but... miracles exist, try using smc manager, i downloaded from http://www.gp32spain.com/archivos.php?tipo...alles&numero=30 and tried it thinking that it will do the same as pclink or gpmanager, nothing at all, but hey, it formatted the card.
I think it doesn't need to read the card to use it like pclink or gpmanager, or something like that, it just... formatted the card :blink:

 

[Talyz]

It is FAT16, but something special regarding the partition table, from what i've read. FAT12 can address only 4mb.

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The user manual says it's FAT12, though that maybe wrong... (darkfader writes on his site that it's FAT12, too)

 

[Quiest]

Again:

How about telling us the god damn firmware you are using, perhaps that could help a little!

 

[scarface]

Im using whatever firmware comes with the lik-sang version.And it is a regular unit not lit.

 

[Nilsiboy]

but as he has no pc-link, its not that important, is it quiest?