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Michael Havens
bmike1 at gmail.com
Tue May 6 17:26:31 MST 2014
i'm not sure how old it is.
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:~$ blkid
> /dev/sda1: UUID="cc83628a-2b28-40b4-8f02-c8a818ef55e9" TYPE="ext4"
> /dev/sda5: UUID="31eb4a2e-cf07-47d8-9f0a-2b12795b32fc" TYPE="swap"
> /dev/sda6: UUID="0653ee3e-f753-42a3-a6b6-dc2948cb8859" TYPE="ext4"
> /dev/sda7: LABEL="entertainment"
> UUID="9be45b98-d619-4a31-a951-5dd63fab9775" TYPE="ext4"
> /dev/sda8: SEC_TYPE="msdos" UUID="F3E7-6D4B" TYPE="vfat"
> /dev/sda9: LABEL="backtrack" UUID="b75029ca-b18f-4310-8800-916ef23ea3cf"
> TYPE="ext4"
> *****
> Nope, it doesn't see it. That is the second thumb drive that died this
> year. the first one was only a few months old whereas this one is a few
> years old. Is there any way to tell how old it is?
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 4:54 PM, James Dugger <james.dugger at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Try
>>
>> $ blkid
>>
>> If Linux is seeing the drive as a device it should return a UUID and a
>> device assignment for it.
>> On May 6, 2014 2:46 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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