Re: ARM about to standardize boot
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 11:15 am
First of all, you don't get to make up the rules as you go along. Second of all, "working" examples are not required for this argument.bzt wrote:Until you show a working PoC for these, you're nothing more than a troll, and I'll just skip your posts and ask all forum members to do the same. That's how it works in civilized discussions, your statements must be emprirecally proven by showing us working examples. So far you have shown nothing, so there's no reason to take you seriously.
zaval claims a card must be using FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, or exFAT. To that end, he cites authority. The authority is a bit wonky, but authoritative. See, here's a thing I don't understand:
Why the phrase "never use the other file system" rather than "never use another file system"? It puts in my mind an image of a redneck in a bar telling me "we're tolerant, we have both kinds of music: Country and western." Even just that sections mentions more than two FSes, so I don't really get it. It could be construed to mean "if a FAT variant is used, then SCSD cards must use FAT12/FAT16, HCSD cards must use FAT32, and XCSD cards must use exFAT". Is that what this section is supposed to mean?That is, all Standard Capacity SD Memory Cards whose capacity is 2048MB or less shall use FAT12 /
FAT16 file system, and never use the other file system. Similarly, all High Capacity SD Memory Cards
shall use FAT32 file system, and never use the other file system. And all Extended Capacity SD Memory
Cards shall use exFAT file system, and never use the other file system. This includes the prohibition of
partial format of SD Memory Card. For example, 8GB High Capacity SD Memory Card should not be
formatted as 2GB card with FAT12 / FAT16 file system. In this case, whole area of 8GB should be
formatted with FAT32 file system.
Anyway, the correct counter to an argument from authority is to either undermine the authority or counter with a stronger authority (e.g. if zaval argued you can never drive faster than 30 kph in your car, citing a contract he has with his neighbor, you can either point out that the neighbor has no jurisdiction over you, undermining the authority, or point out that a law contradicts that, countering with a stronger authority).
In this case, you can't really undermine the authority of the SD Association - defining SD cards is their only job. So you can only counter with a stronger authority. But what do you have? Documentation on two weird bits in some register. I just looked up that documentation, and from the free bits of documentation, it is not clear to me at all that that is about file systems. It could just as well be about partition tables. It says a more detailed explanation is available as part of the FS specification, which I don't have and couldn't find with a quick search. And I refuse to pay money for that drivel.
Also, you have a sentence in a completely different spec, that does not unequivocally say you can use whatever FS you like, but can be possibly construed to mean that.
In short, if that quote above is accurate, and I have no reason to suppose that it isn't, then zaval is right, and no amount of bellyaching and name-calling from you or anyone can change that.
Consequence for me is to just not support SD cards in the short term. If they want to hide their FS behind paywalls, I shall leave them to it. The camera I've used the most in the past five years is my phone, anyway, and I can talk to it just via MTP and leave talking to the internal SD card to the phone itself.
Where did he lie? What falsehood did he tell? Does the FS spec in fact not contain the above quote? Note that a lie is, by definition, a statement that is false, that the speaker knew to be false at the time the statement was made, and that the speaker told with malicious intent. That is a bit of a hurdle to clear. And if you can't clear it, you just made a false accusation. That's sure to win over hearts and minds.bzt wrote:Nonetheless zaval told obvious lies, getting into contradiction with himself within one post. I've just kindly asked for a PoC.
Because calling someone a troll and a liar is in no way insulting. Nor is ignoring evidence in front of you, ignoring argument structure entirely, and - oh yeah, dragging out this bloody conversation over months. Asking for PoC when the argument is that something is not necessarily (but possibly) possible is just nonsense. Not all Nintendo Gameboys survive aerial bombardment, but at least one did. Are you asking for a PoC bombing now?bzt wrote:If you think that's "heating up" or if you have any problem with me asking for a PoC at all, then you're part of the problem too.