Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 20:54:51 -0700 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: memstick && Invalid partition table Message-ID: <CAH7qZfvEvbf7fBJm8Jbgpj%2BzDrFcvUn8ZRyJ77bMapQ0kCeEjg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20160608054307.GA1952@c720-r292778-amd64> References: <20160607085637.GA3618@c720-r292778-amd64> <e472d3de-a4b0-2d5f-c04f-2e4d5dda023b@freebsd.org> <20160608054307.GA1952@c720-r292778-amd64>
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By the way, as far as I understand, fdisk(8) is long depreciated now, superseded by the gpart(8). Somebody needs to pick a big shiny axe and root it out for good. -Max On Jun 8, 2016 1:43 AM, "Matthias Apitz" <guru@unixarea.de> wrote: > El d=C3=ADa Tuesday, June 07, 2016 a las 09:15:03AM -0400, Allan Jude esc= ribi=C3=B3: > > > > If I use the fine memstick on some other laptop, in this case a Dell > > > Latitude E6330, it just says 'Invalid partition table!' > > > > > > What could be wrong with it? > > > > > > matthias > > > > > > > To fix the partition table to be the size of your memstick do: > > > > gpart recover da0 > > this gave 'da0 recovering is not needed' > > > > > > > If this does not work, try this (specific to some models of Dell > > Latitude and some HPs): > > > > gpart set -a active da0 > > this worked, partition is now 'flag 80 (active)' and the stick boots > fine; > > thanks for your help; > > matthias > > -- > Matthias Apitz, =E2=9C=89 guru@unixarea.de, =E2=8C=82 http://www.unixarea= .de/ =E2=98=8E > +49-176-38902045 > "Die Verkaufsschlager des Buchmarkts geben Auskunft =C3=BCber den Zustand= einer > Gesellschaft bzw. > sind, was diese Zeiten angeht, Gradmesser fortschreitenden Schwachsinns. > ..." (jW 19.05.2016) > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= "
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