Print FAT table in a compact flash ??????????

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HiIm trying to access the FAT table in a compact flash.from what i have understoodi have got sandisk 256mb compact flashcompact flash memory starts with-  a boot sector of 512 bytes- then FAT 1 of 512 bytes- FAT 2- Datai want to print the FAT tablehow iam i doing thatis like thisRead a sector using LBA modeset command register to 0x20and then i need to give LBA logical block addressLBA usually starts from 0so i assumed that LBA for FAT table is gonna be at address 1so i gave LBA address as 1this program is made of assumptionsand the program is not workingCAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO PRINT THE FAT TABLE FROM MY COMPACT FLASH???????????????

Alan Nishioka · Accepted Answer

There may be reserved sectors between the boot sector and fat1. lots of good information.I found it with google "compact flash partition table"Alan Nishioka

Ray Andraka · Answer

First off, you need to set the parameter registers (sector count, the the LBA registers (aka cylinder lo, cylinder hi and sector, and the drive/head register) BEFORE you issue the read sector command. The command uses the values present in the registers at the time the command is issued.

The location of the FAT table depends on the file system under which the CF was formatted. The FAT is not an inherent characteristic of a CF card, rather it is data written to the card when the card is formatted.

Print FAT table in a compact flash ??????????

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