If you use an external USB-disk for the root file system, the SD-card can be very small and it is not nescessary to partition it. (But you must populate the SD-card and USB-disk with files and change
/etc/fstab and kernel parameter to root=/dev/sda1, I did this from another linux-system.)

I think I used SDFormatter with Size adjustment OFF, but I'm not sure. :?: Don't give up. Since you can boot linux, you can also fix it from there I think. Log in to a terminal: root # (sudo) fdisk /dev/mmcblk0 remove all partition add only one partion, use default values change Id to "c" W95 FAT32 ...

Ich verwende SanDisk Ultra 8G class 10, funktioniert problemlos. Und auch Kingston Ultimate X 100X 16G class 10, ist aber ziemlich wertlos in linux ueberhaupt :twisted: Raspberry hardware kann kernel booten und dann ein USB-stick montieren und linux starten. Nur der erste Partition der SD-karte ist ...

I tried this from my gentoo linux 3.6.11+ system. I have a Kingston 16G speed class 10. I generated a new kernel and moved it to the first SD-partition via an other pc. The SD-card is invisible from raspberry linux. Unfortunately it didn't work from 3.6.11. As I see it, there is something wrong with...