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Title: YaST doesn't reconize FAT16 partitions

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YaST doesn't reconize FAT16 partitions
Applies to
SuSE Linux: Version 6.2
fdisk: Version v2.9t
Symptom:
You cannot edit DOS/Windows-partitions created with FAT16-System-Id (Id-Nr.: 6):
- The menu 'Adjustments of installation | Set target
partitions/filesystems' does not show these partitions.
The file /etc/fstab
will not be updated.
- 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:
- SuSE6.1(fdisk v2.9i): 6 DOS 16-bit >=32
- SuSE6.2(fdisk v2.9t): 6 FAT16
This is why YaST does not recognize this partition.
Solution:
Mount manually:
- 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
- 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:
- Install the system without the DOS/Windows partitions
- Download the new version of YaST
- Update the package YaST with YaST
- Now you can mount the DOS partitions as usual.

Keywords: YAST, 6.2, DOS, FAT16, PARTITION, FILESYSTEM, LILO

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SDB-hoe_fat16_yast, Copyright SuSE GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany
- Version: 26. Aug 1999
SuSE GmbH - Last generated: 15. Dec 1999 14:30:13
by wimer
with sdb_gen 1.00.0