main partition is FAT-formatted #424
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The firmware version included in the package SD cards are modified versions of our firmware, usually modified by the manufacturers, so the format, partitions, and the files there usually are not the same as the firmware stuff we provide. We cannot guarantee any functionallity with the stuff we dont provide (like the stuff that came with the console). Also as we said on the wiki, is highly recommended to not use the included SD cards because the bad quality of them... The SD must be FAT32, not FAT or exFAT. Writting the CFW image on the sd will create 4 partitions, the MAIN partition is the right one to expand after the image is written. |
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Sorry I should have been more clear. I used a new 128 GiB SD card to flash, following the instructions and download link provided here for my PowKiddy V90. Agree FAT seems wrong - I was curious if using (g)dd rather than the Windows tool in the instructions could make a difference, or if there was a problem with the image I happened to download? |
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Is it FAT for sure? Because that's very old (we're talking archaic, DOS era). Is it not FAT32, but for some reason it's being reported as just FAT? Where are you getting the indication that it is FAT? In Disk Utility? |
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I have exactly the same issue. |
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You'll need to use the GParted LiveCD to accomplish the resizing of the FAT32 partition on the SD card, since Mac OS does not have an advanced enough tool to live resize FAT32 partitions out of the box (Disk Utility can't do it). Just be careful when using GParted that you do not modify your Mac's internal hard drive -- that you select and make changes to the SD card only! It's best to back up all your data on the computer before using GParted, just to be safe. The way GParted works is that you make your changes, and when you're happy with the changes and sure this is what you want to do, you "apply" them, and that's when GParted actually operates on and reformats the partitions (not before that). You boot into the GParted LiveCD in Mac OS by restarting or turning on the computer while holding down the C key on your keyboard.
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Thank you. |
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If you're on a modern Mac, you'll be wanting the amd64 one, as that means 64-bit: i686 is 32-bit (which no new Mac can run, only old Macs with PowerPC processors). |
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If your Mac has a CD drive, simply burn the ISO image with either Disk Utility or Toast to a CD: |
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I did that. Now I have a new CD. Have no idea how to run it. |
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Then restart your computer, holding down the C key on your keyboard. Sometimes you need to shut down the computer and start it up from cold, as the boot process is a little buggy on Mac OS X. After you hear the chime, hold down C until the computer starts booting from the CD. |
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When successful, you will see the computer boot into a light version of Linux that starts the GParted disk formatting and partitioning utility. Make sure you back up your computer before you start using GParted to resize/reformat the SD card, and, again, make sure you are NOT making changes to the computer's internal hard drive, but only the inserted SD card. |
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Find the FAT32 partition/volume on the SD card labelled "main", and resize/expand it using GParted to the full size of the card. Then "apply all operations" (hit the green check button, or select Edit > Apply All Operations in the menu). At this point GParted will write the changes to the SD card and operate on the partition. (It will ask for a confirmation from you that this is really what you want to do before it does it. Here make sure, double-check that it is really the SD card you are messing with, NOT the internal hard drive of the computer.) |
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Mac got frozen at 'don't touch keymap' stage (configuring console data). |
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On booting from the CD? |
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You need to select "don't touch keymap", and then hit the "OK" button: |
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Hmm... 🤔 Znas koliko je ti tesko da pricas o veoma tehnicnim stvarima, koji zahtevaju to mnogo koncentracije i razmisljanja? Tako ze tesko meni da imam "normalnu" konverzaciju -- moram da se jako koncentrisem. Ali tehnicki stvari su mi lako, kao tebi svakodnasnja konverzacija. :) |
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Nije da ne mogu, samo je tesko... izcrpljivo... ^_^ |
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meni je to sad skroz novo. |
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:) Onda cu ti poslati najbolju informaciju. ^_^ (Jel jako puno lose informacije postoji.) |
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ok odmori se sad. pricacemo sutra ;) |
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Sretnu Novu Godinu i laku noc (ne, dan)! XD :3 |
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ipak nismo proveli noc usamljeni :) |
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Hahaha! To je instina! :D ;) <3 |
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<3 |
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laku 'noc'... |
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Don't let the dropbears bite! 😆 |
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hej cekaj! kako se zoves? :) |
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To cemo u emailu. :3 |
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ok. mozes i sutra da mi kazes :) bye |
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@TriForceX, this long thread can be moved to discussions/conversations, too. It was never an issue to begin with, since Mac OS confusingly lists FAT32 as "MS-DOS (FAT)" in the bundled Disk Utility app that's normally used to format disks on the system. "MS-DOS (FAT)" on Mac OS is in fact FAT32. This discussion helped us solve issue #247, and test the installation procedure on Mac and draft the Mac guide. |
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I used dd (gdd from homebrew) to write the PowKiddy Q90 English firmware to my SD carD. The main partition on the card is FAT (not FAT32 or exFAT). The partition is limited to 1.5 GiB and can’t be resized: is this expected? Copying main off the card and changing the partition to a larger FAT32 or exFAT causes the console to not boot.
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