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Old 12-05-2016, 01:07 PM   #16
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dumb question but i have to ask

the usb drive was pluged in and powered and turned on when you ran the commands ?
 
Old 12-05-2016, 01:09 PM   #17
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Yes, the hard drive was on and the status lights indicated that everything was peachy.
 
Old 12-05-2016, 01:35 PM   #18
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Can you try USB 2.0 insted of 3.0? And can you post this:

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lsblk
ls -l /dev/sd*
 
  


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