Formatting Micro SD Card Process - No Goodbye?!?

[Teken]

The WiKi states when the FS (Format Command) is issued to select Y/N in capitals (Y) for yes. It follows by saying once the format process is complete the system will state a *Goodbye* once complete. The *Goodbye* never appeared at all even after waiting for a very long time.

 

1. What is the length of time to format a new Micro SD card?

2. Are we sure the WiKi entry is still current and applicable for 4.6.2 firmware

3. What is the maximum capacity for the 994 Series Controller is it still only 16 GB? 

 

WiKi Entry: http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Replacing/Formatting_an_SD_Card  

[larryllix]

Just an information warning.

 

If you use a RPi with NOOBs and install an OS the installation process  partitions the microSD card and formatting it elsewhere will NOT get the full SD card space back. This takes partitioning software to correct the SD card back to one partition for full usage of the space. Other software can do this also. 

[Brian H]

Have not done this in a long while.

Maybe all the way back to my ISY99i.

I too have never seen the "Goodbye"

[Teken]

Having tried this FS process on three other controllers with different brands of Micro SD cards. The Goodbye prompt never appeared after I typed in Y and enter.

 

I let one sit over night and nothing was seen just the same last entry and pulsing space bar in the terminal window.

 

As Larry correctly stated once the card is formatted in Linux it's not visible / readable in a Windows computer.

[larryllix]

Having tried this FS process on three other controllers with different brands of Micro SD cards. The Goodbye prompt never appeared after I typed in Y and enter.

 

I let one sit over night and nothing was seen just the same last entry and pulsing space bar in the terminal window.

 

As Larry correctly stated once the card is formatted in Linux it's not visible / readable in a Windows computer. I'll need to fire up a ubuntu server to format and correct the card so it's useable in a standard PC.

 

Really wasn't planning on wasting a whole evening on formatting memory cards!!

 

 

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They are mostly readable but partitioned. So when you format it you are only getting say 4-8 GB of formated SSD not the full SD card. ie. 16, 32,or 64 GB. The rest would be hidden to ISY

[Brian H]

I thought FS used a special ISY format.

Not too sure if you can even read it on Linux.