> You might be able to get it back working, but I’d recommend you pitch it
> and get a new one to replace it. For the full background on why, go read
> my email a while back where I explain MLC and SLC and SSDs and stuff, oh my.
>
>
>
> The short version, though, is – given the short R/W lifespan of MLC-based
> storage (which your flash drive is), getting it to work again (IF the
> failure reason is flash wearing out) is only putting off, for a very short
> time, the moment when the drive totally fails in a totally unsalvageable
> way. (Can you say “Impending data loss”? ;-)
>
>
>
> That being said, rumor has it that leaving your flash drive in the car
> during the summer (can you say 150 degrees in the car? But do NOT leave it
> in direct sun – a bit too hot) MAY help make the flash work again for a
> while.
>
>
>
> Now, a direct answer: ‘no such file or directory’, in this case, means
> that /dev/sdc1 (for example) does not exist. This is usually because Linux
> has not detected a partition table on the device which specifies a
> partition. ‘no medium found’ means that the device is responding in a way
> that indicates to the OS that there is no actual media on which to store,
> or from which to retrieve, anything. Kind of like plugging in a USB CD or
> DVD drive but not putting a CD or DVD in it.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org [mailto:
> plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] *On Behalf Of *Michael Havens
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 07, 2014 12:16 PM
> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
> *Subject:* Re: change name
>
>
>
> I was wondering, I still have that flash drive that died and wanted to see
> if I could resrrect it:
>
> Well, to save you from having to wade trough text for 3 of the 8 commands
> the response was 'no medium found' as opposed to 'no such file or
> directory'.Then I thought perhaps I needed to partition it; for
> /dev/sdb-/dev/sdd the response was 'no medium found' and then /dev/sde said
> 'no such file or directory'. Why did the returns give me to different
> responses?
>
>
>
> sudo mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdc1
>
> mkfs.vfat 3.0.13 (30 Jun 2012)
>
> /dev/sdc1: No such file or directory
>
>
>
> sudo mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdd1
>
> mkfs.vfat 3.0.13 (30 Jun 2012)
>
> /dev/sdd1: No such file or directory
>
>
>
> sudo mkfs -t vfat /dev/sde1
>
> mkfs.vfat 3.0.13 (30 Jun 2012)
>
> /dev/sde1: No such file or directory
>
>
>
> sudo mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdb1
>
> mkfs.vfat 3.0.13 (30 Jun 2012)
>
> /dev/sdb1: No such file or directory
>
>
>
> sudo mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdb
>
> mkfs.vfat 3.0.13 (30 Jun 2012)
>
> /dev/sdb: No medium found
>
>
>
> sudo mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdc
>
> mkfs.vfat 3.0.13 (30 Jun 2012)
>
> /dev/sdc: No medium found
>
>
>
> sudo mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdd
>
> mkfs.vfat 3.0.13 (30 Jun 2012)
>
> /dev/sdd: No medium found
>
>
>
> sudo mkfs -t vfat /dev/sde
>
> mkfs.vfat 3.0.13 (30 Jun 2012)
>
> /dev/sde: No such file or directory
>
>
>
> sudo fdisk /dev/sdd
>
> fdisk: unable to open /dev/sdd: No medium found
>
>
>
> sudo fdisk /dev/sdc
>
> fdisk: unable to open /dev/sdc: No medium found
>
>
>
> sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
>
> fdisk: unable to open /dev/sdb: No medium found
>
>
>
> sudo fdisk /dev/sde
>
> fdisk: unable to open /dev/sde: No such file or directory
>
>
>
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Mike Ballon <mike.ballon@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> no sweat, glad we nailed it down.
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> then mkfs -t vfat <dev guess> then dosfslabel <dev guess> <name>
>
>
>
> thanks for your help.... couldn't of done it w/o you!
>
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> distro is Mint14. I tried it in a Mint12 and mX14 (if you have old
> hardware mX14 is the operating system for you) with the same problem. fixed
> it! I unplugged all the other USB drives then made guesses about what the
> USB port was named (/dev/sdd1, /dev/sdc1... etc)
>
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 6:55 AM, Mike Ballon <mike.ballon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sounds like something went wrong with the part or file system setup. Try
> it in another computer if you have one, if not just try setting up the usb
> again.
>
>
>
> What distro btw?
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 10:43 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> hmmmmm... I just noticed. When I plug the drive in an icon appears in caja
> representing the drive if it is in the 'computer' mode. When I open the
> icon an info window appears stating that the computer can't mount the file.
>
>
>
> Is the drive dead or just in a coma awaiting someone to awaken it with a
> kiss?
>
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 5:26 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> i'm not sure how old it is.
>
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> bmike1@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@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@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@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ /etc/init.d/autofs status
>
> bash: /etc/init.d/autofs: No such file or directory
>
> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$
>
> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ ps |grep automount
>
> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$
>
>
>
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Mike Ballon <mike.ballon@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@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> it isn't automounting.
>
>
>
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> got it all to work.... even changed the label name. What messed me up was:
>
>
>
> $> Command > 1 (press enter 3times) -- again maybe you don't need the one
>
>
>
> I didn't understand at first that was part of the 'n' command.
>
>
>
>
>
> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ 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 <mike.ballon@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@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@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.
>
> <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@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) ...
>
>
>
> $> mlabel -i /dev/sdb1 ::usb_stick
>
>
>
> again... gparted is your friend
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Mike Ballon <mike.ballon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> if you unmounted then /dev/sdd1 would no longer be there.
>
>
>
> Give me a few mins and I'll spin up a VM (I'm on a Mac) and I'll run
> through all the steps for you.
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 3:34 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> bummer.... new drive:
>
>
>
> mount
>
> ...
>
> /dev/sdd1 on /media/bmike1/OpenELEC type vfat
> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks2)
>
> <unmout device with file manager>
>
> bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ 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 <bmike1@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@n.rix.si> wrote:
>
> Yeah, you're right Mike.
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RenameUSBDrive#FAT16_and_FAT32
>
>
> Michael Havens <bmike1@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@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@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@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > e2label
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 7:05 PM, Michael Havens
> > <bmike1@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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