Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:39:29 -0600 From: jd1008 <jd1008@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB stick and some help with it. Message-ID: <55BFFBB1.1090808@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <55BFF081.5050703@bananmonarki.se> References: <55BF6AA0.2030802@bananmonarki.se> <55BFAC5D.5070309@sneakertech.com> <55BFB064.60507@gmail.com> <55BFF081.5050703@bananmonarki.se>
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On 08/03/2015 04:51 PM, Bernt Hansson wrote: > > > On 2015-08-03 20:18, jd1008 wrote: >> >> On 08/03/2015 12:01 PM, Quartz wrote: >>> Can you do a quick sanity check and see if the stick can be wiped on >>> a different machine? Or perhaps the same machine by booting off a >>> live linux cd. Being on old flash drive there's a possibility it's >>> just up and died due to wear and the problem isn't due to FreeBSD at >>> all. >> I second Quartz's suggestion. >> Just download a live linux cd, such as: >> http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix-dvd/KNOPPIX_V7.4.1DVD-2014-09-15-EN.iso >> >> along with checksum files: >> http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix-dvd/KNOPPIX_V7.4.1DVD-2014-09-15-EN.iso.md5 >> >> http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix-dvd/KNOPPIX_V7.4.1DVD-2014-09-15-EN.iso.sha1 >> >> >> Once you burn it to dvd, boot it, and use the gui to launch a >> terminal (icon for it is at bottom left bar). >> > My burner can no longer burn dvds only plain cds. OK, then here is the link to the CD version of the live Linux: http://ftp.vim.org/knoppix/knoppix-dvd/CD/DVD/KNOPPIX_V7.4.2DVD-2014-09-28-EN.iso and the checksums: http://ftp.vim.org/knoppix/knoppix-dvd/CD/DVD/KNOPPIX_V7.4.2DVD-2014-09-28-EN.iso.md5 http://ftp.vim.org/knoppix/knoppix-dvd/CD/DVD/KNOPPIX_V7.4.2DVD-2014-09-28-EN.iso.sha1 >> then you run >> su - >> >> then you insert the usb stick. >> Assuming there is only one HD in the machine, the stick will be >> named /dev/sdb If more than one HD in the machine, say 4 HD (sda, >> sdb, sdc, sdd), then >> the stick will be sde. >> >> Run >> >> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd? bs=1M >> where ? is b or c or d ...etc depending on how many HD's you have in >> the system. >> You do not need to specify the count, because dd will stop when the >> stick is full of >> zeros. >> >> Once done, unplug the stick, and reinsert it. >> >> then run the command fdisk /dev/sd? (? as explained above) >> >> create 1 partition. >> set it's type to whatever you want. I usually use the letter c as the >> type >> to mean fat lba. >> >> To finish, type the command w to the fdisk session >> and you are done. >> >> Now type fdisk -l /dev/sd? >> >> and you will see the drive has 1 partition. >> >> now create a filesystem on your drive: >> >> mkfs -t vfat /dev/sd?1 (again ? as explained above). >> >> type the command >> reboot >> and the dvd drive will get ejected. >> press the return key to boot into your normal HD. >> >> >> The stick is now useable and mountable. >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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