format usb

[Michael Havens]

the return wasn't blank!
sdiff -s /tmp/lsusb-b4.txt /tmp/lsusb-af.txt
>Bus 001 Device 013: ID 048d:1169 Integrated Technology Expres


:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 5:06 PM, <kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote:

> That's bad...
> That suggests that the drive doesn't trigger udev, which most likely means
> that is damaged, but a 'pull without mounting' would not do that, so:
> BEFORE PLUGING IN THE DRIVE:
> lsusb > /tmp/lsusb-b4.txt
> AFTER PLUGING IN THE DRIVE:
> lsusb > /tmp/lsusb-af.txt
> sdiff -s /tmp/lsusb-b4.txt /tmp/lsusb-af.txt
> If you see nothing, it's probably hosed...
> ET
>
>
> Michael Havens writes:
>
>> well there is no difference between the two files.
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 4:38 PM, <kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Michael, I am no following the thread but:
>>> BEFORE PLUGING IN THE DRIVE:
>>> cp /proc/partitions /tmp/partitions
>>> AFTER PLUGING IN THE DRIVE:
>>> sdiff -s /proc/partitions /tmp/partitions
>>> Whatever you see is your partition, then:
>>> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd${YOUR_PARTITION_****THAT_YOU_FOUND_ABOVE}
>>>
>>> Then create a new partition (cfdisk) and mk2fs it.
>>> YMMV...
>>> ET
>>>
>>>
>>> Michael Havens writes:
>>>
>>>> well.... I just went to officemax to see if windows could format it. it
>>>> could not and the guys there said my drive was corrupted. So I bought a
>>>> new
>>>> one. I still have the 'corrupted' drive if there are any ideas out there
>>>> in
>>>> plug land about how to fix it. (it is so upsetting.... the drive isn't a
>>>> year old yet)
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Brian Cluff <brian at snaptek.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Pull the drive out and do:
>>>>> cat /proc/partitions
>>>>> Then insert the drive into your computer, count to 10 and run the above
>>>>> command again.  The new drive that shows up is the one you just
>>>>> inserted.
>>>>>  If you don't see any differences, run it again, the drive just might
>>>>> be
>>>>> slow in connecting to you system.  If it doesn't show up at all, it
>>>>> might
>>>>> be damaged and isn't going to show up... try turning it off and back on
>>>>> again :)
>>>>> Brian Cluff
>>>>> On 08/25/2013 11:05 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Well,  I stuck a usb drive into the computer, opened a terminal, and
>>>>>> copied files to it. Then I forgot to umount the drive and pulled the
>>>>>> drive out. Now I need to format it and do not know how to do that. How
>>>>>> do I see what the drive is being called when I stick it in?
>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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