partition usb flash disk
i made 2 partitions using backtrack for my flash drive and i cant seem to restore it without partitions, need help
"bt ~ # fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 8589 MB, 8589934592 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1044 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 9 72261 83 Linux /dev/sda2 10 134 1004062+ 82 Linux swap /dev/sda3 135 1044 7309575 83 Linux Disk /dev/sdb: 2097 MB, 2097152000 bytes 2 heads, 63 sectors/track, 32507 cylinders Units = cylinders of 126 * 512 = 64512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 1500 94468+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/sdb2 1501 2000 31500 83 Linux" |
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i think it is partitioned because windows cant see the other partition and it says that it is less than 2GB when in fact it is 2GB even, ubuntu can't mount that flash drive so i need to restore it because know it is useless to me.
thanks in advanced. |
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1. Recover data from the drive? 2. Make it bootable as a Linux installation? 3. Turn it into a Windows -formatted drive for temporary storage? 4. Erase it and start over? Please ... say clearly what you want. |
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any body can help??? |
vin_akleh,
As said above its not clear from your question, what you're trying to do. Please explain it clearly and we'll try to help you |
Did you tried gparted to reformat the drive ?
If you plug the drive in windows, can't you reformat the drive? Quote:
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[QUOTE=repo;3687439]Did you tried gparted to reformat the drive ?
If you plug the drive in windows, can't you reformat the drive? were can i fined gparted on backtrack or how to downlaod it?? when i plug it in windows it only sees the fat fromated partition and only formats that part. |
In Windows xp goto Start > settings > control panel > Administrative settings > computer management > disk management , then select your flash disk you'd be able to see all of your partitions
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I would suggest to download the gparted live cd and boot from it.
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php |
1- windows disk manager sees it but cant format it
2- gparted cant see it at all 3- gnome "Error opening /dev/sdb: Permission denied" 4- double clicking on the drive (ubuntu) "Unable to mount location - Can't mount file" any other sudgestions?? |
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# fdisk -l Okay. Assuming you have correctly identified the device of interest (let's say for this example that it is /dev/sdg1), do this: Code:
# fdisk /dev/sdg Now: Code:
# mkfs.vfat /dev/sdg1 It's been very difficult to figure out what you want to do, but this is my best guess. Remember that these actions cannot be undone. |
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Disk /dev/sda: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes i think that the usb drive is sdb |
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$ man fdisk Partitioning with fdisk And many other places. |
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