The parted devs are apparently already on it. ( http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/parted-devel/2007-June/001754.html) Thanks for the technical explanation, though. I'm not really familiar with the way filesystems work or the significance of block sizes. On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 8:16 PM, Kristian Erik Hermansen < kristian.hermansen@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Kristian Erik Hermansen > wrote: > > It makes sense that the iPod would be formatted this way to cut down > > on allocated blocks. Most iPods hold music, files of which are > > generally 2KB or greater. So, the iPod cuts down a lot on the inode > > directory contents. You could reformat the iPod with 512 byte block > > sizes if you like. If libparted is broken, it should be fixed to > > handle these issues... > > Sorry, what I mean to say is file a bug with the parted developers > explaining the issue... > -- > Kristian Erik Hermansen > -- > "It has been just so in all my inventions. The first step is an > intuition--and comes with a burst, then difficulties arise. This thing > gives out and then that--'Bugs'--as such little faults and > difficulties are called--show themselves and months of anxious > watching, study and labor are requisite before commercial success--or > failure--is certainly reached" -- Thomas Edison in a letter to > Theodore Puskas on November 18, 1878 > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Amarok: Rediscover your music. -- http://amarok.kde.org Sabayon Linux: Cutting Gentoo's edge. -- http://www.sabayonlinux.org