it isn't automounting. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > got it all to work.... even changed the label name. What messed me up was: > > $> Command > 1 (press enter 3times) -- again maybe you don't need the one > > I didn't understand at first that was part of the 'n' command. > > > bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ 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@PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ > > > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Mike Ballon 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 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@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@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@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@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. >>> >>> Usually you only need to specify and (and perhaps ). >>> >>> /dev/sdd1 :? >>> trailing junk after number >>> >>> /dev/sdd1 : >>> >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 7:29 AM, Mike Ballon 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) ... >>>> >>>> $> mlabel -i /dev/sdb1 ::usb_stick >>>> >>>> again... gparted is your friend >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Mike Ballon wrote: >>>> >>>>> if you unmounted then /dev/sdd1 would no longer be there. >>>>> >>>>> Give me a few mins and I'll spin up a VM (I'm on a Mac) and I'll run >>>>> through all the steps for you. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 3:34 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> bummer.... new drive: >>>>>> >>>>>> mount >>>>>> ... >>>>>> /dev/sdd1 on /media/bmike1/OpenELEC type vfat >>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks2) >>>>>> >>>>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ sudo mkfs -t vfat >>>>>> /dev/sdd1 >>>>>> mkfs.vfat 3.0.13 (30 Jun 2012) >>>>>> /dev/sdd1: No such file or directory >>>>>> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ >>>>>> bmike1@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@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 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 wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yeah, you're right Mike. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RenameUSBDrive#FAT16_and_FAT32 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Michael Havens 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@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" >>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > e2label >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 7:05 PM, Michael Havens >>>>>>>> > 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? 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