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Michael Havens bmike1 at gmail.com
Tue May 6 19:43:15 MST 2014


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 at gmail.com> wrote:

> i'm not sure how old it is.
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> bmike1 at 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 at 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 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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