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Re: [opensuse] Formatting a USB memory stick
- From: Joseph Loo <jloo@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:45:58 -0800
- Message-id: <45AEC346.2050105@xxxxxxx>
Robert Lewis wrote:
> Joseph Loo wrote:
>
>> Robert Lewis wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Joseph Loo wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I have a memory stick that works under 10.0 and 10.1. In 10.2 the stick
>>>> is not recognizable because the partion table is not recognized. I was
>>>> thinking of repartition the stick and reformat it. Is it possible to do
>>>> this under 10.2. I tried YAST but the driver does not show up at all.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I purchased 4-memory sticks today and tried them all out on both
>>> 10.1 and 10.2 everything reads and works well. They automatically
>>> detected. To reformat one you will have decide what filesystedm
>>> you wish.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I was going to format it as either a standard FAT or FAT32. The problem
>> is that the USB stick shows up under 10.0 & 10.1. In 10.2, it says the
>> partition table is not recognize. I need to repartition the USB stick
>> and reformat it. Second problem, the stick does not show up in YAST so
>> I can not d anything with it.
>>
>>
>>
> I tried it in both 10.1 and 10.2 after reading your original post. No
> problems
> with eithe rone and it does show up fine with fat32 using "My Computer"
> Icon which
> is really just Konqueror. You may want try: lsusb
> command after putting the stick in. Also, can you check to see if the USB
> is working on that computer outside of the sticks? Is the USB bus
> overloaded
> with current draining devices on that machine?
>
> Bottom line is that your situation can not be reproduced on my 10.2
> machines.
> I think reformatting may be a waste of time. Also, if lsusb doesn't see
> it you
> won't be able to reformat it anyway on that machine.
>
I tried lsusb and the device does not show up.
I tried it with 2 other computers, one 10.0 & 10.1. It sows up without
any problem.
It is the only device plugged into the computer slot. To the drain
problem, I can not tell.
You might have brought up a situation where the on board USB is a problem.
I just tried on another prot and it comes up without a problem. It looks
like I have a defective port.
--
Joseph Loo
jloo@xxxxxxx
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> Joseph Loo wrote:
>
>> Robert Lewis wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Joseph Loo wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I have a memory stick that works under 10.0 and 10.1. In 10.2 the stick
>>>> is not recognizable because the partion table is not recognized. I was
>>>> thinking of repartition the stick and reformat it. Is it possible to do
>>>> this under 10.2. I tried YAST but the driver does not show up at all.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I purchased 4-memory sticks today and tried them all out on both
>>> 10.1 and 10.2 everything reads and works well. They automatically
>>> detected. To reformat one you will have decide what filesystedm
>>> you wish.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I was going to format it as either a standard FAT or FAT32. The problem
>> is that the USB stick shows up under 10.0 & 10.1. In 10.2, it says the
>> partition table is not recognize. I need to repartition the USB stick
>> and reformat it. Second problem, the stick does not show up in YAST so
>> I can not d anything with it.
>>
>>
>>
> I tried it in both 10.1 and 10.2 after reading your original post. No
> problems
> with eithe rone and it does show up fine with fat32 using "My Computer"
> Icon which
> is really just Konqueror. You may want try: lsusb
> command after putting the stick in. Also, can you check to see if the USB
> is working on that computer outside of the sticks? Is the USB bus
> overloaded
> with current draining devices on that machine?
>
> Bottom line is that your situation can not be reproduced on my 10.2
> machines.
> I think reformatting may be a waste of time. Also, if lsusb doesn't see
> it you
> won't be able to reformat it anyway on that machine.
>
I tried lsusb and the device does not show up.
I tried it with 2 other computers, one 10.0 & 10.1. It sows up without
any problem.
It is the only device plugged into the computer slot. To the drain
problem, I can not tell.
You might have brought up a situation where the on board USB is a problem.
I just tried on another prot and it comes up without a problem. It looks
like I have a defective port.
--
Joseph Loo
jloo@xxxxxxx
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