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From: Moog 
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Subject: Re: 2Gig SD card will not fill
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:16:46 +0000 (UTC)
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Toby Newman illuminated the devils arse on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:00:02
+0000, by typing:

>> I had a similar problem on a MMC, but fixed it without using Ubuntu.
>>
>> I simply formatted it on a windows system (after backing up the files I
>> needed, obviously)
>>
>> Here's the weird thing...Ubuntu Dapper could work with it perfectly.
>> Ubuntu Edgy, saw a "disk" problem.
> 
> Following these steps solved the problem.

Excellent.

I have had further formatting problems with windows disks too.
Specifically USB flash drives. I think windows must occasionally insert
some sort of tag that ubuntu (post Dapper) doesn't particularly like.

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