I'd think about it the other way around. I have *ALWAYS* seen a partition. Not having one makes me nervous... Just my opinion. ET Michael Havens writes: > I was just about to create a partition on the device when a thought > occurred to me: If I add a partition to this drive will that make any > windows machine I were to add this to not want to access it? > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Dazed_75 wrote: > >> Whether you do it in a terminal or with a GUI, this article is a wealth of >> information about this: >> >> http://www.unixmen.com/how-to-format-usb-drive-in-the-terminal/ >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> why does it matter? it is only 2 gig. >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 10:34 AM, wrote: >>> >>>> If I was you, I'd make a partition. >>>> Scary... >>>> ET >>>> >>>> >>>> Michael Havens writes: >>>> >>>>> sudo mkfs -t vfat -I /dev/sdc did it. Thanks Enrique! Now I get the >>>>> nice >>>>> file manager appearing and everything.... How cool. I had to use -I >>>>> because >>>>> there are no partitions on the drive. >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Michael Havens >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> it appears that msdos and vfat just point to each other (man mkfs.vfat >>>>>> is >>>>>> the man for mkfs.msdos). Is this correct? So then it doesn't matter if >>>>>> I do >>>>>> "-t vfat" or "-t msdos". What about "xtfs"? >>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 9:25 AM, wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> RTFM! ;-) >>>>>>> ET >>>>>>> Michael Havens writes: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So what is the option, "-t vfat" or "-t msdos"? I thought "xfs" was >>>>>>>> an >>>>>>>> option. >>>>>>>> Oh yea..... I don't "plan" on using this in windows but just in case >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> need >>>>>>>> to pull a file off of my dad's computer. >>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 9:02 AM, wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> kitepilot@twinbeech[~]$ man mkfs|grep fat >>>>>>>>> fs(5), badblocks(8), fsck(8), mkdosfs(8), mke2fs(8), >>>>>>>>> mkfs.bfs(8), >>>>>>>>> mkfs.ext2(8), mkfs.ext3(8), mkfs.ext4(8), mkfs.minix(8), >>>>>>>>> mkfs.msdos(8), >>>>>>>>> mkfs.vfat(8), mkfs.xfs(8), mkfs.xiafs(8) >>>>>>>>> kitepilot@twinbeech[~]$ man 8 mkfs.vfat >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Michael Havens writes: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> what is the option in mkfs? I looked at man but they don't list >>>>>>>>>> it. Is >>>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>>> '-t fat32'? >>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 8:52 AM, wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> THen you are good... :) >>>>>>>>>>> Create a partition and install a FAT-32 filesystem if you plan on >>>>>>>>>>> pluging >>>>>>>>>>> that thing to Wincrap. >>>>>>>>>>> ET >>>>>>>>>>> Michael Havens writes: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> dmesg says the drive is sdc. I can then mount the drive and look >>>>>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>>>>> it's >>>>>>>>>>>> contents. >>>>>>>>>>>> now for your directions: >>>>>>>>>>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ lsusb > /tmp/junk-lsusb-0.txt >>>>>>>>>>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ cat /proc/partitions > >>>>>>>>>>>> /tmp/junk-partitions-0.txt >>>>>>>>>>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ lsusb > /tmp/junk-lsusb-1.txt >>>>>>>>>>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ cat /proc/partitions > >>>>>>>>>>>> /tmp/junk-partitions-1.txt >>>>>>>>>>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ diff /tmp/junk-lsusb-?.txt >>>>>>>>>>>> 0a1 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0930:6544 Toshiba Corp. Kingston >>>>>>>>>>>>> DataTraveler >>>>>>>>>>>>> 2.0 >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Stick (2GB) >>>>>>>>>>>> All is good. >>>>>>>>>>>> I can tell you right now that there are no partitions on this >>>>>>>>>>>> drive. >>>>>>>>>>>> It >>>>>>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>>>>>> dev/sdc. I kinow this is the case because I can mount /dev/sdc >>>>>>>>>>>> /mnt/sdc >>>>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>>>> look at the contents. There is nothing in it that I want to keep. >>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 8:12 AM, >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> First question to answer is: Is the drive being detected? >>>>>>>>>>>>> Unplug the drive, wait a minute and do: >>>>>>>>>>>>> lsusb > /tmp/junk-lsusb-0.txt >>>>>>>>>>>>> cat /proc/partitions > /tmp/junk-partitions-0.txt >>>>>>>>>>>>> Now plug the drive, wait a minute and do: >>>>>>>>>>>>> lsusb > /tmp/junk-lsusb-1.txt >>>>>>>>>>>>> cat /proc/partitions > /tmp/junk-partitions-1.txt >>>>>>>>>>>>> Then >>>>>>>>>>>>> diff /tmp/junk-lsusb-?.txt >>>>>>>>>>>>> If you see at leas one line you are good, otherwise you are >>>>>>>>>>>>> dead in >>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>> water. >>>>>>>>>>>>> If you can see the device, then: >>>>>>>>>>>>> diff /tmp/junk-partitions-?.txt >>>>>>>>>>>>> That's your partition. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Depending on what you have (if you have) next steps are >>>>>>>>>>>>> different. >>>>>>>>>>>>> YMMV... >>>>>>>>>>>>> ET >>>>>>>>>>>>> Michael Havens writes: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Okay, when I was making a backup drive I did so on a drive >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that was >>>>>>>>>>>>>> too >>>>>>>>>>>>>> small. (bummer) now, when I stick that device in nothing >>>>>>>>>>>>>> happens >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> nice >>>>>>>>>>>>>> little file manager doesn't appear). So I think that is >>>>>>>>>>>>>> because I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> created >>>>>>>>>>>>>> a >>>>>>>>>>>>>> label for this drive. So I wonder to myself how to fix it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> What I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> think >>>>>>>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>>>>>>> is mkfs. What is a generic filesystem I can use on microsoft >>>>>>>>>>>>>> computers >>>>>>>>>>>>>> too? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> is xtfs the best or should I go with fat 16/32? or am I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> incorrect >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>>>>>>>> will fix the problem? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------**********--------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.****** >>>>>>>>>>>>> ****org< >>>>>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.**phxlinux.******org >>>>>>>>>>>>> < >>>>>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.******org >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> org >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**********mailman/listinfo/plug-**** >>>>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> plug-discuss >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> discuss>>>>>>>>>>>> *discuss >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/********mailman/listinfo/plug-**** >>>>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> discuss>>>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/********mailman/listinfo/plug-**** >>>>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> discuss>>>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> **>>>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> >**> >>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------********--------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**** >>>>>>>>>>>> ****org< >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.**phxlinux.****org < >>>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.****org >>>>>>>>>> **org >>> >>>>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/********mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/******mailman/listinfo/plug-** >>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/******mailman/listinfo/plug-** >>>>>>>>>>> discuss >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> >**> >>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------******--------------------- >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**** >>>>>>>>> **org< >>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.**phxlinux.**org < >>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/******mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/****mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/****mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>> >**> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ------------------------------****--------------------- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.****org< >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.**phxlinux.org > >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/****mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dazed_75 a.k.a. 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