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[Duaine & Laura Hechler <dahechler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ruben Safir wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 05:13:58PM -0500, Duaine & Laura Hechler wrote:
>   
> > Running 11.0
> >
> > I have a generic 8GB USB drive that is ok on fdisk (or cfdisk), mkdosfs,
> > dosfsck (initial check)
> >
> > Have tried from a good iso also from the dirs extract from the iso.
> >
> > Then after doing the cp command then doing another check, I get weird
> > errors - like, bad long file names, lost sectors, etc. Sometimes I even
> > go back and check the partition with cfdisk and the partition table is
> > messed up.
> >
> > I've also tried dosfsck and correct the errors which it says it does but
> > the next check with cfdisk or dosfsck still gives errors.
> >
> > I've even tried using rsync and it blows off with errors on . files -
> > wherever they are coming from.
> >
> > A couple of times I've had to use the -z with cfdisk.
> >
> > Oh, yeah, tried a second 8GB USB drive - same results.
> >
> > $*$*^$)#_#&$ The procedure sounded so easy ??
> >     
>
>
> try
> mkfs.vfat
>
> and fdisk
>
> Ruben
Tried that - same results
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