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Mike Ballon
mike.ballon at gmail.com
Thu May 8 08:32:20 MST 2014
Different devices, different errors based on existence and state.
> dmesg
--- plug in the stick
> dmesg
-- what do you see, it should show something if the logic board on stick is
good.
On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> no sweat, glad we nailed it down.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 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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