USB Key File System

[James Takac]

Hi

On Saturday 23 August 2008 14:47:17 hippie dream wrote:
> Apologies for the tardy reply. I was out of internet access for quite some
> time.
>
> I tried this:
>
> mkdosfs -n MYLABEL /dev/sda14
>
> This produced this message:
>
> mkdosfs 2.11 (12 Mar 2005)
> /dev/sda14: No such file or directory
>
> So I tried another suggestion typing in dmesg:
>
> [10656.976585] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
> [10656.978629] scsi5 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
> [10656.980057] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
> [10656.980065] USB Mass Storage support registered.
> [10656.980562] usb-storage: device found at 2
> [10656.980565] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
> [10661.986557] usb-storage: device scan complete
> [10661.987074] scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SanDisk  U3 Cruzer Micro
> 4.04 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
> [10661.987697] scsi 5:0:0:1: CD-ROM            SanDisk  U3 Cruzer Micro
> 4.04 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
> [10661.994449] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 8013457 512-byte hardware sectors (4103
> MB) [10661.995416] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
> [10661.995422] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
> [10661.995424] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
> [10661.998162] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 8013457 512-byte hardware sectors (4103
> MB) [10661.998901] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
> [10661.998905] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
> [10661.998908] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
> [10661.998916]  sdb: sdb1
> [10662.000806] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
> [10662.000861] sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
> [10662.005153] sr1: scsi3-mmc drive: 8x/40x writer xa/form2 cdda tray
> [10662.005217] sr 5:0:0:1: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1
> [10662.005264] sr 5:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 5
>
> Any ideas at this point? Thanks alot for your help.
>
> Sam
>
> Neil-48 wrote:
> > On 8/19/08, Derek Broughton <news at pointerstop.ca> wrote:
> >> Mumia W. wrote:
> >> > On 08/18/2008 03:27 PM, Sam Albers wrote:
> >> >> I have some trouble with my Cruzer Micro 4GB USB key. I use this
> >>
> >> device
> >>
> >> >> primarily to move file between XP and Ubuntu. I was on XP recently
> >> >> and out of boredom changed the name of the USB key to "Danger Bird".
> >> >> Now
> >>
> >> when
> >>
> >> >> I try to use the key in Ubuntu I received the error message:
> >> >>
> >> >> The volume uses the Danger Bird file system which is not supported by
> >> >> your system.
> >> >>
> >> >> I am wondering if there is any way to reformate the USB key in
> >> >> Ubuntu.
> >>
> >> I
> >>
> >> >> have tried reformatting it in Windows but this does not seem to have
> >>
> >> any
> >>
> >> >> effect. Any ideas on how I might be able to simply reset this USB key
> >>
> >> to
> >>
> >> >> factory settings or change the file system?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks in advance.
> >> >
> >> > I recently had to reformat my usb key, and it was as simple as this:
> >> >
> >> > mkdosfs -n MYLABEL /dev/sda14
> >>
> >> I wonder if you can actually mkdosfs on a 4GB key?
> >>
> >> In any case, one of the mkfs options would work, and I suspect the OP
> >> accidentally changed the wrong thing and didn't actually change its
> >> _name_.
> >> I don't know what he _did_ do, but your command should give him a
> >> useable stick.
> >> --
> >> derek
> >
> > Yes you can use FAT-32 on a 4GB disk (and it can be usefull)
> > Fat 16 is limited to 2 GiB, but fat 32 is limited to 8 TiB.
> > File sizes on Fat 32 are limited to 4 GiB however, but that's no
> > problem with a 4GB stick (4GB is smaller than 4 GiB).
> > Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_system_comparison
> >
> > Neil
> > --
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> > 1. People who start their arrays with 0.
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It seems to me it would be fairly simple to use use something like gparted or 
going through 

System -> Administration -> Partion Editor

to look after the details

James