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Creating a FAT file system and save it into a file in GNU/linux?

I tell you my problem: I want to create a FAT file system and save it into a file so I can mount it in linux using something like: sudo mount -t msdos Maybe I'm wrong and this cannot be done. Anyway, the problem is this: I'm…
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Why is my sd card only readable in the camera but not in the computer?

I am not able to download the contents of my SD card which is full of photos from my Nikon camera. When I put the card into my camera, I can view the photos, without a problem. But when I put the SD card into the card reader of my IBM X40 notebook…
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why mounted vfat volume is case sensitive partially?

I have strange observation. I mounted vfat filesystem like this: mount -t vfat -o loop vfat.vol mnt I expected it would be case insensitive. And it is as long as file name length is no longer than 8! I can't create two different files: x1234567 and…
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Hard drive writeable but not by file manager

I have a USB HDD that behaves like it is read-only, only in the file manager. I assume it is related to permissions, but it happens with the same file manager in two operating systems. Setup The two OSes are Debian Wheezy and Linux Mint, both using…
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Why does linux let me create a file in a FAT12 fs with a long name

I'm writing an operating system and am trying to get it reading FAT12 filesystems. As such, I want a FAT12 disk image with some files on it to get it to read. To make my FAT12 image, I made a blank .img file and then used mkfs.fat -F12 on it to…
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Why do vfat partitions have a special GUID/UUID format in GUID Partition Tables?

According to the Wikipedia article on the GUID Partition Table, the partition GUID's reside in the Partition entries (LBA 2-33) just after the Primary GPT Header at the beginning of the volume. As such, the GUID/UUID values are not stored inside the…
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ftp permissions for creating directory with proftpd on vfat usb on Pi3

I have a usb drive attached to my Pi3 with vfat filesystem. I've mounted it in fstab and assigned a uid and gid. I am using pfoftpd to allow storage of files and allow directories to be created. I have several users like user1, user2, etc. I can…
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vFAT maximum data allowed 4gb?

how much data can be store on a FAT virtual drive? I know that a file can be max. 4gb on a vFAT but does that mean I can only store 4gb max on that drive?
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Prevent user to read files from vfat filesystems - but allow to write

Its possible do that? I want to mount a flash drive(vfat) in linux and the user be able to write to it but not to read. I've tried: mount /dev/sdb1 /media/mpoint -o fmask=0444 but no results. After that I'm still able to read the files in the…
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Change owner/group of a subdirectory of an fstab-mounted vfat partition

In all likelihood this is a repeat question, but I seem to be currently experiencing difficulties forming a search query to locate an answer. I have a vfat partition mounted to /data containing all of my media, i.e. /data/books, /data/documents,…
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Bad USB VFAT drive, what are my repair options?

So, I had a USB drive attached to my router as a poor-man's NAS. It has a VFAT filesytem exported over CIFS. Something went bad with a write and it will no longer mount. 1) Lion can attach to the drive, but it won't mount. Disk Utility/fsck_vfat…
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Can't scp files with long/weird filenames: Invalid argument

When I try to use scp to copy files with long filenames and containing non-alphanumeric characters, I get scp: open local "[some capricious filename]": Invalid argument I can copy them some places, but I can't copy them onto a USB thumb drive. Why…
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can't access larger than 32GB USB drive in Linux (Slackware 14.2)

I have no problem accessing all USB media of up to 32GB in size. Today I tried using a 64GB stick and while the system recognizes it as a drive it cannot access the single partition. When I tried manually mounting it, I get this error: mount:…
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Difference vfat and fat

I would like to format a USB Stick, but can't tell if the proper command is mkfs.vfat [device] or mkfs.fat -F32 -I [device]. I've seen both, but what is the difference between vfatand fat? they're even separate files under which vfat/which fat
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Change volume serial of vfat partition without reformatting on Linux

I'm using a vfat formatted USB stick to play mp3 on my car radio. This device seems to create an index of the connected USB storage in it's own memory. And if I copy additional mp3 tracks to the stick, the index sometimes is not updated and the new…
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