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[smack]

Hey guys,

I just got my SFE datalogger, but it can't access my SD card. Spark says either the format is wrong or the board needs repair; does this look like the right procedure for formatting under Linux?

1. fdisk, new primary partition across whole card, set to FAT16 (type 6), write.
2. mkfs.msdos -F 16 /dev/sda1

The resulting card seems right, and works in my computer and camera... Anybody got any ideas?

[ohararp]

you can format it in windows using the right click button. FAT16 is the FAT option in the drop down menu.