[U-Boot] sdcard with messed up partition table with FAT signature on header

[Josh Wu]

Hi, Darwin

On 6/5/2014 11:13 AM, Darwin Dingel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a sdcard with a messed up partition table with a FAT signature on
> the header. This is readable under linux but not when I do a 'fatls' which
> results in "Partition 1 not valid on device 0".

Do you define the CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION in your board config head file 
(include/configs/xxxx.h)?
If not defined that macro will cause above error.

Best Regards,
Josh Wu

>
> Before get_device_and_partition() was introduced this was still working
> because reading the 'fatls' will call fat_register_device(). After it fails
> to detect a valid partition due to the messed up partition table, it will
> then search the header for a FAT signature as a fallback and will continue
> to read it as a PBR. 'fatls' will be able to read it afterward.
>
> Unfortunately, this will now fail on the latest code. I have a patch to do
> the fallback check but under get_partition_info_extended(). However I am
> unsure if there is really a reason for the absence this FAT signature
> checking before failing fatls command.
>
> Do anyone have ideas on a reason for this FAT signature checking not being
> implemented in get_device_and_partition() (or
> get_partition_info_extended())?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Darwin
>
>
>
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