Thanks Hendrick. I was hoping to avoid reformatting the stick. But what makes this truly odd is that the stick works just fine on my laptop, which is running Kubuntu 6.06, But doesn't work on my desktop, which is running Kubuntu 6.06.
There is only one real difference between the two systems - the desktop is a native 64bit install. And the only other thing that was done differently was that Amorak wanted to treat the stick as a media device when I first plugged it in on the desktop. (I don't run amorak on the laptop.) When it comes to the 64bit issue, I don't see this being the root problem, afterall, my other USB devices work fine on the desktop - including my other USB stick. So, I'm still digging. Luckily it's not urgent... Shawn Hendrik Schaink wrote: > I just checked my USB stick and /sbin/cfdisk -l outputs: > > Disk /dev/sda: 1040 MB, 1040187392 bytes > 32 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1007 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 2016 * 512 = 1032192 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 * 1 1006 1014016+ 6 FAT16 > > I observe that my msdos partition starts at sector '1' while yours > starts at '32kB', probably sector 32. That would mean that some kind of > reserved partition takes up your first 32kB. Chances are it's for WinDos > only you want to re-partition and re-format the stick using msdos FAT16. > > My 2c worth ... Hendrik Schaink > > > Shawn wrote: >> One partition... >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ parted /dev/sdc print >> Disk geometry for /dev/sdc: 0kB - 1040MB >> Disk label type: msdos >> Number Start End Size Type File system Flags >> 1 32kB 1040MB 1040MB primary fat16 boot >> Information: Don't forget to update /etc/fstab, if necessary. > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
