On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 07:20:16 +0000 "J. Roeleveld" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 21 December 2014 06:27:41 CET, German <[email protected]> wrote: > >On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 03:37:29 +0100 > >Frank Steinmetzger <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 12:34:55AM +0100, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > >> > Am 20.12.2014 um 23:08 schrieb German: > >> > > Trying to get systemrescuecd iso on USB stick. There is shell > >> > > script on to accomplish just that. When I try to run it, it > >identifies > >> > > my thumb drive, however reports that it is 0 mb. > >> > > >> > don't use any scripts. Never gave me a bootable solution. Either > >burn to > >> > cd or do it manually. > >> > >> For me, the script that comes on sysresccd always worked (though I’ve > >never > >> used EFI yet). The script determines the size of the device with > >"blockdev > >> --getsz /path/to/device" > >> > >> What does that return if called manually and what size is reported in > >other > >> programs (fdisk, dmesg after plugging it in)? > > > >That's what it reports when /dev/sdd is mounted: > > > >sudo blockdev --getsize64 /dev/sdd > >2031091712 > > > >When not mounted it reports that no medium found. The same log from > >usb_inst.sh: > > > >Installation on /dev/sdd at 2014-12-20_16:47 > >blockdev: cannot open /dev/sdd: No medium found > >usb_inst.sh: error: The device [/dev/sdd] is only 0 MB. It is too small > >to copy all the files, an USB-stick of at least 512MB is recommended > > > > > >But shell script should be run unmounted. Confused. > > > >> -- > >> Gruß | Greetings | Qapla’ > >> Please do not share anything from, with or about me with any social > >network. > >> > >> The USA took the path from barbarism to decadence > >> without the detour over culture. > > Do you try 'umounted' right after inserting the USB before any mount commands > are run? > > Some automounters send an 'eject' command which makes some USB sticks > disappear until they are unplugged and plugged back in. Thanks Joost. I wrote to usb stick just fine after I umount /dev/sdd1 manually. Those damn automounters. > > -- > Joost > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > -- German <[email protected]>
