change name

Mike Ballon mike.ballon at gmail.com
Tue May 6 11:23:26 MST 2014 

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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