change name

Michael Havens bmike1 at gmail.com
Tue May 6 14:46:16 MST 2014


unplugging it was the first thing I tried. Then I tried to fix it with a
reboot (that fixed things for me before when dealing with things.

:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:~$  /etc/init.d/autofs status
> bash: /etc/init.d/autofs: No such file or directory
> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:~$
> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:~$ ps |grep automount
> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:~$
>
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Mike Ballon <mike.ballon at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> unplug/plug, it should automount, if not check:
>>
>> $ /etc/init.d/autofs status
>>
>> automount (pid  1442) is running...
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> it isn't automounting.
>>>
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> got it all to work.... even changed the label name. What messed me up
>>>> was:
>>>>
>>>>  $> Command > 1 (press enter 3times) -- again maybe you don't need the
>>>> one
>>>>
>>>> I didn't understand at first that was part of the 'n' command.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdd
>>>>
>>>> Command (m for help): o
>>>> Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x3e8c35b3.
>>>> Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
>>>> After that, of course, the previous content won't be recoverable.
>>>>
>>>> Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by
>>>> w(rite)
>>>>
>>>> Command (m for help): n
>>>> Partition type:
>>>>    p   primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
>>>>    e   extended
>>>> Select (default p): p
>>>> Partition number (1-4, default 1):
>>>> Using default value 1
>>>> First sector (2048-3913663, default 2048):
>>>> Using default value 2048
>>>> Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-3913663, default 3913663):
>>>> Using default value 3913663
>>>>
>>>> Command (m for help): t
>>>> Selected partition 1
>>>> Hex code (type L to list codes): ntfs
>>>> Hex code (type L to list codes):
>>>> Hex code (type L to list codes): l
>>>>
>>>>  0  Empty           24  NEC DOS         81  Minix / old Lin bf  Solaris
>>>>
>>>>  1  FAT12           27  Hidden NTFS Win 82  Linux swap / So c1
>>>>  DRDOS/sec (FAT-
>>>>  2  XENIX root      39  Plan 9          83  Linux           c4
>>>>  DRDOS/sec (FAT-
>>>>  3  XENIX usr       3c  PartitionMagic  84  OS/2 hidden C:  c6
>>>>  DRDOS/sec (FAT-
>>>>  4  FAT16 <32M      40  Venix 80286     85  Linux extended  c7  Syrinx
>>>>
>>>>  5  Extended        41  PPC PReP Boot   86  NTFS volume set da  Non-FS
>>>> data
>>>>  6  FAT16           42  SFS             87  NTFS volume set db  CP/M /
>>>> CTOS / .
>>>>  7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT 4d  QNX4.x          88  Linux plaintext de  Dell
>>>> Utility
>>>>  8  AIX             4e  QNX4.x 2nd part 8e  Linux LVM       df  BootIt
>>>>
>>>>  9  AIX bootable    4f  QNX4.x 3rd part 93  Amoeba          e1  DOS
>>>> access
>>>>  a  OS/2 Boot Manag 50  OnTrack DM      94  Amoeba BBT      e3  DOS R/O
>>>>
>>>>  b  W95 FAT32       51  OnTrack DM6 Aux 9f  BSD/OS          e4
>>>>  SpeedStor
>>>>  c  W95 FAT32 (LBA) 52  CP/M            a0  IBM Thinkpad hi eb  BeOS fs
>>>>
>>>>  e  W95 FAT16 (LBA) 53  OnTrack DM6 Aux a5  FreeBSD         ee  GPT
>>>>
>>>>  f  W95 Ext'd (LBA) 54  OnTrackDM6      a6  OpenBSD         ef  EFI
>>>> (FAT-12/16/
>>>> 10  OPUS            55  EZ-Drive        a7  NeXTSTEP        f0
>>>>  Linux/PA-RISC b
>>>> 11  Hidden FAT12    56  Golden Bow      a8  Darwin UFS      f1
>>>>  SpeedStor
>>>> 12  Compaq diagnost 5c  Priam Edisk     a9  NetBSD          f4
>>>>  SpeedStor
>>>> 14  Hidden FAT16 <3 61  SpeedStor       ab  Darwin boot     f2  DOS
>>>> secondary
>>>> 16  Hidden FAT16    63  GNU HURD or Sys af  HFS / HFS+      fb  VMware
>>>> VMFS
>>>> 17  Hidden HPFS/NTF 64  Novell Netware  b7  BSDI fs         fc  VMware
>>>> VMKCORE
>>>> 18  AST SmartSleep  65  Novell Netware  b8  BSDI swap       fd  Linux
>>>> raid auto
>>>> 1b  Hidden W95 FAT3 70  DiskSecure Mult bb  Boot Wizard hid fe  LANstep
>>>>
>>>> 1c  Hidden W95 FAT3 75  PC/IX           be  Solaris boot    ff  BBT
>>>>
>>>> 1e  Hidden W95 FAT1 80  Old Minix
>>>> Hex code (type L to list codes): 86
>>>> Changed system type of partition 1 to 86 (NTFS volume set)
>>>>
>>>> Command (m for help): b
>>>> There is no *BSD partition on /dev/sdd.
>>>>
>>>> Command (m for help): p
>>>>
>>>> Disk /dev/sdd: 2003 MB, 2003795968 bytes
>>>> 11 heads, 4 sectors/track, 88946 cylinders, total 3913664 sectors
>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> Disk identifier: 0x3e8c35b3
>>>>
>>>>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>>>> /dev/sdd1            2048     3913663     1955808   86  NTFS volume set
>>>>
>>>> Command (m for help): w
>>>> The partition table has been altered!
>>>>
>>>> Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
>>>> Syncing disks.
>>>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Mike Ballon <mike.ballon at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> After the 1 is t, 1 might have been selected for you by default.
>>>>>
>>>>> start over...
>>>>>
>>>>> $> fdisk /dev/sdd
>>>>> $> Command > o (create new table)
>>>>> $> Command > n (create part, 1 would be the default, maybe you don't
>>>>> need the 1)
>>>>> $> Command > 1 (press enter 3times) -- again maybe you don't need the
>>>>> one
>>>>> $> Command > t (select fs type)
>>>>> $> Command > b (selects fat for fs)
>>>>> $> Command > p (print the table)
>>>>> $> Command > w (write the changes)
>>>>>
>>>>> don't make me do a video I don't have time ;)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Okay.... I think I really screwed things up. YOu said:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $> fdisk /dev/sdb
>>>>>> $> Command > o
>>>>>> $> Command > n
>>>>>> $> Command > 1 (press enter 3times)
>>>>>>  $> Command > t
>>>>>> $> Command > b
>>>>>> $> Command > w
>>>>>>  $> Command > p
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ***The above didn't look like that. There was no '$>'
>>>>>> But I figured your computer was just configured differently
>>>>>> so I carried on!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdd
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Command (m for help): o
>>>>>> Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0xf66cb38c.
>>>>>> Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
>>>>>> After that, of course, the previous content won't be recoverable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected
>>>>>> by w(rite)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Command (m for help): n
>>>>>> Partition type:
>>>>>>    p   primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
>>>>>>    e   extended
>>>>>> Select (default p): p
>>>>>> Partition number (1-4, default 1):
>>>>>> Using default value 1
>>>>>> First sector (2048-3913663, default 2048):
>>>>>> Using default value 2048
>>>>>> Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-3913663, default
>>>>>> 3913663):
>>>>>> Using default value 3913663
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Command (m for help): 1
>>>>>> 1: unknown command
>>>>>> Command action
>>>>>>    a   toggle a bootable flag
>>>>>>    b   edit bsd disklabel
>>>>>>    c   toggle the dos compatibility flag
>>>>>>    d   delete a partition
>>>>>>    l   list known partition types
>>>>>>    m   print this menu
>>>>>>    n   add a new partition
>>>>>>    o   create a new empty DOS partition table
>>>>>>    p   print the partition table
>>>>>>    q   quit without saving changes
>>>>>>    s   create a new empty Sun disklabel
>>>>>>    t   change a partition's system id
>>>>>>    u   change display/entry units
>>>>>>    v   verify the partition table
>>>>>>    w   write table to disk and exit
>>>>>>    x   extra functionality (experts only)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Command (m for help): t
>>>>>> Selected partition 1
>>>>>> Hex code (type L to list codes):
>>>>>> Hex code (type L to list codes): w
>>>>>> Hex code (type L to list codes): ^[^[
>>>>>> Hex code (type L to list codes):
>>>>>> Hex code (type L to list codes): ^Cbmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$
>>>>>> sudo fdisk /dev/sdd
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Command (m for help): o
>>>>>> Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0xbdd16f92.
>>>>>> Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
>>>>>> After that, of course, the previous content won't be recoverable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected
>>>>>> by w(rite)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Command (m for help): n
>>>>>> Partition type:
>>>>>>    p   primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
>>>>>>    e   extended
>>>>>> Select (default p): b
>>>>>> Invalid partition type `b'
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Command (m for help): n
>>>>>> Partition type:
>>>>>>    p   primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
>>>>>>    e   extended
>>>>>> Select (default p): p
>>>>>> Partition number (1-4, default 1):
>>>>>> Using default value 1
>>>>>> First sector (2048-3913663, default 2048):
>>>>>> Using default value 2048
>>>>>> Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-3913663, default
>>>>>> 3913663):
>>>>>> Using default value 3913663
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Command (m for help): b
>>>>>> There is no *BSD partition on /dev/sdd.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Command (m for help): w
>>>>>> The partition table has been altered!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
>>>>>> Syncing disks.
>>>>>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdd
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Command (m for help): p
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdd: 2003 MB, 2003795968 bytes
>>>>>> 11 heads, 4 sectors/track, 88946 cylinders, total 3913664 sectors
>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0xbdd16f92
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>>>>>> /dev/sdd1            2048     3913663     1955808   83  Linux
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Command (m for help): ^[[B^[[A^[
>>>>>> [: unknown command
>>>>>> Command action
>>>>>>    a   toggle a bootable flag
>>>>>>    b   edit bsd disklabel
>>>>>>    c   toggle the dos compatibility flag
>>>>>>    d   delete a partition
>>>>>>    l   list known partition types
>>>>>>    m   print this menu
>>>>>>    n   add a new partition
>>>>>>    o   create a new empty DOS partition table
>>>>>>    p   print the partition table
>>>>>>    q   quit without saving changes
>>>>>>    s   create a new empty Sun disklabel
>>>>>>    t   change a partition's system id
>>>>>>    u   change display/entry units
>>>>>>    v   verify the partition table
>>>>>>    w   write table to disk and exit
>>>>>>    x   extra functionality (experts only)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Command (m for help): q
>>>>>>
>>>>>> sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdd1
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdd1: 2001 MB, 2001731584 bytes
>>>>>> 62 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1017 cylinders, total 3909632 sectors
>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x20ac7dda
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This doesn't look like a partition table
>>>>>> Probably you selected the wrong device.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>>>>>> /dev/sdd1p1   ?  3224498923  3657370039   216435558+   7
>>>>>>  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
>>>>>> /dev/sdd1p2   ?  3272020941   930513678   976730017   16  Hidden FAT16
>>>>>> /dev/sdd1p3   ?           0           0           0   6f  Unknown
>>>>>> /dev/sdd1p4        50200576   974536369   462167897    0  Empty
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Partition table entries are not in disk order
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ****Now when I plug the USB drive in and it automounts nothing new
>>>>>> appears in the file manager. SO  I ran another program to see what it says:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ sudo sfdisk /dev/sdd
>>>>>> Checking that no-one is using this disk right now ...
>>>>>> OK
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdd: 1018 cylinders, 62 heads, 62 sectors/track
>>>>>> Old situation:
>>>>>> Warning: The partition table looks like it was made
>>>>>>   for C/H/S=*/11/4 (instead of 1018/62/62).
>>>>>> For this listing I'll assume that geometry.
>>>>>> Units = cylinders of 22528 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from
>>>>>> 0
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    Device Boot Start     End   #cyls    #blocks   Id  System
>>>>>> /dev/sdd1         46+  88946-  88901-   1955808   83  Linux
>>>>>> start: (c,h,s) expected (46,6,1) found (1,78,9)
>>>>>>  end: (c,h,s) expected (1023,10,4) found (34,10,4)
>>>>>> /dev/sdd2          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
>>>>>> /dev/sdd3          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
>>>>>> /dev/sdd4          0       -       0          0    0  Empty
>>>>>> Input in the following format; absent fields get a default value.
>>>>>> <start> <size> <type [E,S,L,X,hex]> <bootable [-,*]> <c,h,s> <c,h,s>
>>>>>> Usually you only need to specify <start> and <size> (and perhaps
>>>>>> <type>).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /dev/sdd1 :?
>>>>>> trailing junk after number
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /dev/sdd1 :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 7:29 AM, Mike Ballon <mike.ballon at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> First I was wrong to say that /dev/sdd1 would not exist it you
>>>>>>> simply unmounted it. I believe it can vary between a physical system and a
>>>>>>> VM.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- returns the memory stick i just plugged in and assigns device
>>>>>>> /dev/sdb
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $> dmesg
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [  452.300827] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Kingston DataTraveler
>>>>>>> 2.0 PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
>>>>>>> [  452.302226] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
>>>>>>> [  452.316528] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] 15240576 512-byte logical blocks:
>>>>>>> (7.80 GB/7.26
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- automount presents the stick to me because it has a file system
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $> mount | grep sdb
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 on /media/UNTITLED type vfat
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- fdisk returns the partition info
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $> fdisk -l /dev/sdb
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1               2    15240575     7620287    b  W95 FAT32
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- use fdisk to delete the partition
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $> fdisk /dev/sdb
>>>>>>> $> Command > d
>>>>>>> $> Command > w
>>>>>>> $> Command > p
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- use fdisk to create the partition
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $> fdisk /dev/sdb
>>>>>>> $> Command > o
>>>>>>> $> Command > n
>>>>>>> $> Command > 1 (press enter 3times)
>>>>>>> $> Command > t
>>>>>>> $> Command > b
>>>>>>> $> Command > w
>>>>>>> $> Command > p
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1            2048    15240575     7619264    b  W95 FAT32
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- make the file system if needed, I say if needed because since the
>>>>>>> partition is exactly the same and the fs is the same, automount mounted the
>>>>>>> stick for me automagically
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $> umount /dev/sdb1
>>>>>>> $> mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb1
>>>>>>> $> mount /dev/sdb /mnt/foobar
>>>>>>> $> touch /mnt/foobar/test.txt
>>>>>>> $> ls /mnt/fobar
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  test.txt
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- oops forgot the renaming of volume, I'm on debian so
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $> apt-get install mtools
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Setting up mtools (4.0.17-1) ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $> mlabel -i /dev/sdb1 ::usb_stick
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> again... gparted is your friend
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Mike Ballon <mike.ballon at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> if you unmounted then /dev/sdd1 would no longer be there.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Give me a few mins and I'll spin up a VM (I'm on a Mac) and I'll
>>>>>>>> run through all the steps for you.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 3:34 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> bummer.... new drive:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> mount
>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>> /dev/sdd1 on /media/bmike1/OpenELEC type vfat
>>>>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks2)
>>>>>>>>> <unmout device with file manager>
>>>>>>>>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ sudo mkfs -t vfat
>>>>>>>>> /dev/sdd1
>>>>>>>>> mkfs.vfat 3.0.13 (30 Jun 2012)
>>>>>>>>> /dev/sdd1: No such file or directory
>>>>>>>>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$
>>>>>>>>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ sudo mkfs -t vfat
>>>>>>>>> /dev/sdd1
>>>>>>>>> mkfs.vfat 3.0.13 (30 Jun 2012)
>>>>>>>>> /dev/sdd1: No such file or directory
>>>>>>>>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ sudo e2label
>>>>>>>>> /dev/sdd1 Pny2G
>>>>>>>>> e2label: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/sdd1
>>>>>>>>> Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> what am I doing wrong?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 8:28 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> that wouldn't change a vfat system but it inspired the correct
>>>>>>>>>> search terms and I found 'dosfslabel'. Thanks for the help, man:D
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 7:50 PM, Ryan Rix <ry at n.rix.si> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, you're right Mike.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RenameUSBDrive#FAT16_and_FAT32
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> writes:
>>>>>>>>>>> > same thing:
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > sudo e2label /dev/sdd1 Goodwill
>>>>>>>>>>> > e2label: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open
>>>>>>>>>>> > /dev/sdd1
>>>>>>>>>>> > Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > could it be because it is a vfat file system? (while I love
>>>>>>>>>>> linux I
>>>>>>>>>>> > like to have the ability for my flash drives to be used on
>>>>>>>>>>> common
>>>>>>>>>>> > computers)
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> > On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 5:51 PM, Mike Ballon <
>>>>>>>>>>> mike.ballon at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >     It's I file system label so yes, you'll need to format. If
>>>>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>>>>> >     is no partition will have to create a partition before you
>>>>>>>>>>> can do
>>>>>>>>>>> >     a mkfs gparted should do all that for you
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >     On May 5, 2014 7:47 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >         Thanks Mike. Does this error mean I need to format the
>>>>>>>>>>> drive?
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >         sudo e2label /dev/sdc1 Goodwill
>>>>>>>>>>> >         e2label: Bad magic number in super-block while trying
>>>>>>>>>>> to open
>>>>>>>>>>> >         /dev/sdc1
>>>>>>>>>>> >         Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >         This is what 'mount' shows sdc1 to be:
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >         /dev/sdc1 on /media/bmike1/OpenELEC type vfat
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,
>>>>>>>>>>> >         showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks2)
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >         and to format this and apply the label it would be:
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >         mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdc1;e2label /dev/sdc1 Goodwill
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >         :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >         On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Mike Ballon
>>>>>>>>>>> >         <mike.ballon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >             e2label
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >             On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 7:05 PM, Michael Havens
>>>>>>>>>>> >             <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >                 I have a few flash drives. When I plug them in
>>>>>>>>>>> to my
>>>>>>>>>>> >                 computer a name referring to that flash drive
>>>>>>>>>>> appears
>>>>>>>>>>> >                 in the file manager. I have two questions: the
>>>>>>>>>>> first
>>>>>>>>>>> >                 is how do I change that name? The second is
>>>>>>>>>>> how do I
>>>>>>>>>>> >                 set that name when I format the drive?
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >                 :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>> >
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