Installing a file system in a data carrier

摘要

A method for installing a file system ( 26 ) in a portable data carrier ( 10 ) comprises the steps of reading in specification data (SD) that at least partly describe the file system ( 26 ) at the semantic level, interpreting the read-in specification data (SD) by means of a processor core ( 12 ) of the data carrier ( 10 ), and installing the file system ( 26 ) in accordance with the interpreted specification data (SD) in a memory ( 14 ) of the data carrier ( 10 ). A computer-readable data carrier ( 30 ) and a device ( 28 ) for initializing and/or personalizing a portable data carrier ( 10 ) are equipped for storing specification data (SD) and/or transferring them into a portable data carrier ( 10 ) in accordance with the invention. The invention makes available a technique for installing a file system ( 26 ) in a data carrier ( 10 ) that reduces the hitherto strong dependency between the file format used and internal aspects of the operating system of the data carrier ( 10 ).