Hi,
I've just updated CardTricks to also allow making FAT32 partitions bootable,
when option "CF boot sector" is checked, the following strings are written to MBR:
FAT16: at 0x2B "EOS_DEVELOP" at 0x40 "BOOTDISK"
FAT32: at 0x47 "EOS_DEVELOP" at 0x5C "BOOTDISK"
(the quotes are not written, of course)
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Note: Useless for CHDK / P&S in general, only DSLRs can boot off FAT32 partitionsI have successfully tested on 8 GB SD cards and 8 GB memory sticks, but (as non-DSLR owner)
don't have CF cards to test on. Note that, because the program was originally developed just for
CHDK on SD cards, it will not allow you to format cards <= 4GB as FAT32.
For Canon P&S owners there is no new functionalitySo...if any of you DSLR guys want to test this on real CF, it's here:
DL location:
CardTricks145 (535 kB, CT+cmdline+sources) Windows 2000 or newer /
no exFAT supportPlease note: the cmdline utils
DO NOT CHECK the file system - after running
bootableCF32.exe on a FAT16 card, or
bootable(CF).exe on a FAT32 card
you will need to FORMAT and LOSE ALL DATA !
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Recently, Pelican (reply
#24) and zeno (reply
#27) have
released alternatives , thanks !
I'm linking them here for better overview:
Pelican's
EOScard Windows edit 5-1-11:
exFAT support added
zeno's
MacBoot Mac OS edit 12-1-11:
exFAT support added
Linux: see reply
#4 (for FAT16 & FAT32) and
arm.indiana's
solution (for exFAT)
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cheers,
wim
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