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James Dugger james.dugger at gmail.com
Tue May 6 16:54:24 MST 2014


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 at 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 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:~$  /etc/init.d/autofs status
>> bash: /etc/init.d/autofs: No such file or directory
>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:~$
>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:~$ ps |grep automount
>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:~$
>>
>>
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Mike Ballon <mike.ballon at 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 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> it isn't automounting.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> got it all to work.... even changed the label name. What messed me up
>>>>> was:
>>>>>
>>>>>  $> Command > 1 (press enter 3times) -- again maybe you don't need
>>>>> the one
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't understand at first that was part of the 'n' command.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> bmike1 at PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$ 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 at PresarioLapTop1:/media/bmike1/OpenELEC$
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Mike Ballon <mike.ballon at 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 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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