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Bobbe	2009-05-27 , 15:10
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Originally Posted by arekieh

i got fed up and formatted both last night but i think ur right. WHen i was installing the stuff at the end. the
Code:
./nupgrade.sh
command always formatted stuff in ext2.

By default, that is what it does. If you take a more careful look at http://wiki.maemo.org/Booting_from_a_flash_card, you'll see that nupgrade.sh accetps arguments. you can for example run

Code:

 ./nupgrade.sh 0 ext3

and it will format it to ext3. It is also, if I'm not mistaken, written to clone the OS to the second partition of the internal memory card (/dev/mmcblk0p2), which is why the tutorial in the wiki asks you to create your partitions in the internal memory card and in that order. You can, of course, fiddle with the script to match your needs, which I don't recommend. Keep it simple, man. Keep it simple. Just switch the slots on your memory cards, put the 8gb one on the internal slot and repeat the process.

i have a couple questions though when im partitioning my card, should any notification come up after i type the
Code:
umount /media/mmc1
umount /media/mmc2
commands?

if nothing comes up, both commands were successful. Sometimes one of the comands will yield an error, usually because there is no memory card inserted.

also, when im doing the
Code:
mkdosfs /dev/mmcblk0p1
command what should it say?

A bunch of ############################ and a number if I'm not mistaken.

One question, though: why would you like to install the cloned OS to the external slot? Isn't it easier to install it to the internal slot and keep the external as an easily-swapped memory card? Remember you won't be able to remove the memory card while running your cloned OS (for obvious reasons).

Hope I've helped,

Bobbe

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