From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Aug 5 08:21:42 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A78A39B4B3B for ; Wed, 5 Aug 2015 08:21:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller6724@bellsouth.net) Received: from nm18.access.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com (nm18.access.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com [216.109.114.41]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5601AC94 for ; Wed, 5 Aug 2015 08:21:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller6724@bellsouth.net) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bellsouth.net; s=s2048; t=1438762726; bh=0wOEpr4GfgxW2LzPq57nVyNsUlLXLo+fLRmyoPHwyOA=; h=Date:From:To:References:Subject:From:Subject; b=VJm0MpmqiP2mlen3rHIW2Xof4eOodGj1eeYMjnK3Oicd/pVtMTtZatAXhW6gTvui85EwajxbiNmxIOUI6j2AFFr87vP76HcZGo0sSPAz/Rb4jUGzcwPSXTHsLoiOphtl+xcskzUl4/PA7hwSe7wjJE16sqMFXvyLL35rSl9Oa7Xxazsc1pYnVRBmpdY9jk29uLumZnrHCjSNz4I398ejjopxNfw+isWampqpQdl+IrrteF4Ndepl7V4/wG+ulafqFQRe4dycq9+QSzvBNGpkWp5uB/2XtunnJF3VOjKMiEIqV9a4/eQAJhJ0uOWaLPOSTnpQhY4WXZLcyXb7YciEtQ== Received: from [66.196.81.160] by nm18.access.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 05 Aug 2015 08:18:46 -0000 Received: from [98.138.104.99] by tm6.access.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 05 Aug 2015 08:18:46 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp119.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 05 Aug 2015 08:18:46 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 64978.96856.bm@smtp119.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com Message-ID: <64978.96856.bm@smtp119.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: 0Qm.MuAVM1ltCx4tuIuOO3r5Lv1Rb6XO0Y5Wrj2HoOj44gQ eXerDrFHKsQ6jDGqW9Gt95MqIjEngttS.xjfZoRH.8et0mz53B7XciTJFKtN YaiX9eaeMtIW05uWfuOir1MISim81rXI0usU33aadwH.t9emo6wjjzGErPXw rYsSvChUt_hX6bt66_qLoYEaJoBdtuyDxr07t.cQEd8RtT2X_YZZ_WW1EkB8 hBXp1b3RW6p6_1kbkcB4EX7OxtTv4Rkiqfeh29o_ZuJl1ug4_dn4iSaPpTyU rr9mkxJOIklwq07CNd3yVoyespQpcZQhAzLBB8axlboOKeVuqvh57J1b01wi GOsw.9eIhCxSXIVA_w2WzndKhZjyxpByFDJjDmaQxjf4eyVb07J37GH_iDmZ 0DysY5le6SVyQ8SH.ZR9lJDqFEgU0tAcz.W.Lg7U7zY4MTxx1KbD4_Hs098L lOGDUpnPSFE3fI2UaAKgBMjdJyZhRdey5.n_.jtjsQzTBSGCWropLlXSp2zn sMCHsX4A6rMtQMALZZjLbAFMgNjOPSReXL0ZF00pNXUlbztrdqi06FuxvBPX _8pMWoyo- X-Yahoo-SMTP: Kz_aW1.swBBYof3zAD7.RWzXz9ZAQVDMml1VADsbgPT4Kq79LC0- Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 08:18:39 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <55BF6AA0.2030802@bananmonarki.se> <55C0084B.4000209@bananmonarki.se> Subject: Re: USB stick and some help with it. [SOLVED] The usb stick is in the trash now. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 08:21:42 -0000 from Warren Block: > Okay. Just to review: > When having trouble writing to a USB stick on FreeBSD, the first thing to > suspect is old partition metadata. That can be removed with 'gpart destroy'. > After that, suspect USB quirks and then hardware problems, in that order. > Very little besides gpart(8) and dd(1) should be needed. Maybe usbconfig(8) > for USB quirks. > I have not found a Linux utility similar to gpart in capability and ease of > use. Some Linux utilities can be useful, but don't reach for them until you > have tried what is available in FreeBSD. And please be careful about applying > Linux remedies in FreeBSD, because they are not identical systems. rodsbooks.com/gdisk I like Rod Smith's gdisk for GPT partitioning, more versatile in creating different partition types: can run on modern MS-Windows, Mac, Linux, and is in FreeBSD ports. I wouldn't give up on a USB stick, unless it's physically broken as happened to me once, until trying it with Linux, one useful version being System Rescue CD (sysresccd.org). I've had USB sticks, including a discontinued Kingston Data Traveler model, that were not readable/writable on NetBSD until a fix, then became not readable/writable on FreeBSD. These USB sticks are OK with Linux (System Rescue CD), and you can even install and boot FreeDOS on one of these USB sticks. Tom