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Ondio FM Error "Save Failed No Partition?"

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dmilamj:
Okay, I seem to have fixed the problem.

I think the problem began when I formatted the internal flash from Win XP using a right click - format command from file explorer. It must default to superfloppy mode, and not include a partition table.

I tried a few low level tools, but what finally worked for me was using the "Disk Management" tool to create a new partition. I didn't try this immediately, only after some thrashing around in which I had zeroed out the existing first sector with a partition table editor, so I don't know if "Disk Management" would create a new partition on top of a superfloppy or not.

Thanks for the help Jens and Jorg.  I've learned a good bit about hex editors and partition tables.


Dave

vincent:
Hi,

i'm new here and I've got the same problem :
my ondio sp crashed during usb transfert and then I tried to format it using windows. Now I have the message : 'save failed, no partition ?'
I tried to format it using disk managment but without success.
Could you help me please ?

thanks,

vincent

dmilamj:
Vincent,

I used Windows 2k disk management, and I don't really remember much more than that.

Have you tried a few different methods from the disk management window?

I would try deleting the existing partition then creating a new basic partition with Fat16.

As I noted in my post, I had completely destroyed the partition table area of the internal flash with a low level hex editor, by writing it with all zeros. I don't know if that was helpful or not. Probably not, I'm thinking now.



Dave

bob le bucheron:
I had the same problem on 2.5 on a JB Recorder20.


* A: The win xp disk management tool doesn't support FAT16
* B: FAT16 is not a good solution, doesn't go over 2gb(maybe by some elaborated way but none that I know)
* C: I resolved the problem using swissknife http://www.compuapps.com/Download/swissknife/swissknife.exe


Swissknife instr :

* 1 detele the floppy partion
* 2 format in FAT32
* 3 work fine now[/list]

vincent:
Hello !

Thanks for your replies Bob le bucheron and dmilamj but that did not work.
I tried Swissknife but doesn't do better than Disk Management.
I think the low level tool you used dmilamj was the key. Could you tell me what you used if you remember ?

Thanks,

vincent

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