USER partition not creating

Using X20CP1585
AS 4.12
Runtime J4.25

Set the Minimum user partition size to100 MiB

Build the project and binaries generated.
When I try to use the Automation Runtime utility centre and loaded the pil file generated.
If I choose the option to ‘Perform offline Installation’ it is displaying only SYSTEM, DATA1, DATA2 partitions and check box is unselected for ‘Create USER Partition’

The problem for is we use the PVI transfer to upgrade the software in the flash card, this is not creating the ‘USER’ partition.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.

As far as I am aware, RUC can not repartition your CF - therefore if no User partition exists already, you won’t get one when installing. I might be totally wrong there, though - maybe wait for other replies as well.

At least the command / dialog exists :slight_smile:

RUC can do this but you have to check the option AND enter a size of the User partition - per default it is “0”

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Hi Oliver,

I have entered 388 MiB
It is random some times it is creating USER partition and sometimes not.
Is there a way to make it consistent and create always.

Well it is supposed to always create this partition when entered.
Do you use the latest RUC version available ? I have seen that the AR is at least really old. AR4.25 is orginally for AS4.2 (and not AS4.12) but this should not matter I would say

Yes we have this project originally built using AS4.2 and runtime J4.25. I have rebuilt using the AS4.12 (runtime is J4.25) and trying with Runtime Utility from 4.12.
If i rebuild the project with runtime J4.93 i don’t see issue, but due to the fact that the binaries cant be updated from J4.25 to J4.93 using the PVI transfer, we have to create the flash card using the card reader and install on the system, which is not possible in our case.

Is it working if you use Automation Studio to create the CF card ?

Hi Oliver,
Yes, it is creating USER partition if I use the Automation Studio.

So this problem only arises when using RUC - which exact version of RUC are you using ?

Yes, problem is only with the RUC, I am using the RUC that is installed by the AS 4.12.6.106

Hi Oliver,
Is there any command so that I can edit a
and add a command to create USER partition in the pvi file, with out disturbing the flash card upgrade from the PVI transfer?

Not to my knowledge
To be honest I am running out of ideas now. I tried this at my PC several times and RUC always creates the user partition

Thanks for your support Oliver,

I managed to get it working by creating partitions using the below command in pil file
CFCreatePart “HD0”, “4”, “20, ‘SYSTEM’”, “30, ‘DATA1’”, “30, ‘DATA2’”, “20, ‘USER’”
And InstallMode=ForceInitialInstallation

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