Ruben Safir wrote:

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 05:13:58PM -0500, Duaine & Laura Hechler wrote:

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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 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Neil wrote:

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 6:31 AM, Duaine & Laura Hechler wrote:

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Ruben Safir wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 05:13:58PM -0500, Duaine & Laura Hechler wrote:

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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 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Hi

Ofcourse you get the same result: they are the same program. If you call mkfs.vfat the command gets "rerouted" to mkdosfs. Just enter "man mkfs.vfat" and see what the man page is called...

What program did you use to make the disk bootable? mkbootdisk or mksusebootdisk? Did you follow the http://en.opensuse.org/SuSE_install_from_USB_drive? Is the disk FAT 32 or FAT 16?

Could you please reply with the exact errors you get (and the info wether they are the same each time)

I hope we can help

Neil

Here is the console output: hechler:~ # fdisk -l /dev/sdd Disk /dev/sdd: 8417 MB, 8417968128 bytes 64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 8028 cylinders Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes Disk identifier: 0xefceefce Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdd1 * 1 8028 8220656 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) hechler:~ # hechler:~ # umount /dev/sdd1 hechler:~ # hechler:~ # mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/sdd1 mkdosfs 2.11 (12 Mar 2005) hechler:~ # hechler:~ # dosfsck /dev/sdd1 dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN /dev/sdd1: 0 files, 1/2051153 clusters hechler:~ # hechler:~ # mkdir /mnt/dvd hechler:~ # mkdir /mnt/usb hechler:~ # hechler:~ # mount -o loop /VirtualBox/openSUSE-11.0-DVD-i386.iso /mnt/dvd hechler:~ # hechler:~ # mount /dev/sdd1 /mnt/usb hechler:~ # hechler:~ # cp -R /mnt/dvd/* /mnt/usb/ hechler:~ # hechler:~ # umount /dev/sdd1 hechler:~ # hechler:~ # dosfsck /dev/sdd1 dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN Reclaimed 1103116 unused clusters (223395840 bytes). Free cluster summary wrong (2051152 vs. really 2014629) 1) Correct 2) Don't correct ? 1 Leaving file system unchanged. /dev/sdd1: 83 files, 36524/2051153 clusters hechler:~ # hechler:~ # dosfsck -w -r /dev/sdd1 dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN Reclaimed 1103116 unused clusters (223395840 bytes). Free cluster summary wrong (2051152 vs. really 2014629) 1) Correct 2) Don't correct ? 1 Perform changes ? (y/n) y /dev/sdd1: 83 files, 36524/2051153 clusters hechler:~ # hechler:~ # dosfsck /dev/sdd1 dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN /dev/sdd1: 83 files, 36524/2051153 clusters hechler:~ # hechler:~ # fdisk -l /dev/sdd Disk /dev/sdd: 8417 MB, 8417968128 bytes 64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 8028 cylinders Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes Disk identifier: 0xefceefce Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdd1 * 1 8028 8220656 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) hechler:~ # Thanks, Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler@charter.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Duaine & Laura Hechler wrote:

Neil wrote:

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On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 6:31 AM, Duaine & Laura Hechler wrote:

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Ruben Safir wrote:

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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 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Hi

Ofcourse you get the same result: they are the same program. If you call mkfs.vfat the command gets "rerouted" to mkdosfs. Just enter "man mkfs.vfat" and see what the man page is called...

What program did you use to make the disk bootable? mkbootdisk or mksusebootdisk? Did you follow the http://en.opensuse.org/SuSE_install_from_USB_drive? Is the disk FAT 32 or FAT 16?

Could you please reply with the exact errors you get (and the info wether they are the same each time)

I hope we can help

Neil

Here is the console output:

hechler:~ # fdisk -l /dev/sdd

Disk /dev/sdd: 8417 MB, 8417968128 bytes 64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 8028 cylinders Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes Disk identifier: 0xefceefce

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdd1 * 1 8028 8220656 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) hechler:~ # hechler:~ # umount /dev/sdd1 hechler:~ # hechler:~ # mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/sdd1 mkdosfs 2.11 (12 Mar 2005) hechler:~ # hechler:~ # dosfsck /dev/sdd1 dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN /dev/sdd1: 0 files, 1/2051153 clusters hechler:~ # hechler:~ # mkdir /mnt/dvd hechler:~ # mkdir /mnt/usb hechler:~ # hechler:~ # mount -o loop /VirtualBox/openSUSE-11.0-DVD-i386.iso /mnt/dvd hechler:~ # hechler:~ # mount /dev/sdd1 /mnt/usb hechler:~ # hechler:~ # cp -R /mnt/dvd/* /mnt/usb/ hechler:~ # hechler:~ # umount /dev/sdd1 hechler:~ # hechler:~ # dosfsck /dev/sdd1 dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN Reclaimed 1103116 unused clusters (223395840 bytes). Free cluster summary wrong (2051152 vs. really 2014629) 1) Correct 2) Don't correct ? 1 Leaving file system unchanged. /dev/sdd1: 83 files, 36524/2051153 clusters hechler:~ # hechler:~ # dosfsck -w -r /dev/sdd1 dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN Reclaimed 1103116 unused clusters (223395840 bytes). Free cluster summary wrong (2051152 vs. really 2014629) 1) Correct 2) Don't correct ? 1 Perform changes ? (y/n) y /dev/sdd1: 83 files, 36524/2051153 clusters hechler:~ # hechler:~ # dosfsck /dev/sdd1 dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN /dev/sdd1: 83 files, 36524/2051153 clusters hechler:~ # hechler:~ # fdisk -l /dev/sdd

Disk /dev/sdd: 8417 MB, 8417968128 bytes 64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 8028 cylinders Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes Disk identifier: 0xefceefce

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdd1 * 1 8028 8220656 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) hechler:~ #

Thanks, Duaine

Hm, not sure how this can happen. Could you please format the drive beyond good: dd if=/dev/nul of=/dev/sdd (it probably crashes, because at some point /dev/sdd will be full while /dev/nul is infenitly big, jus all zeroes) and recreate a partition with fdisk (m for help). Doing this will take a lot of time, but it ensures the problem is not a result of some left over data on the disk or a flaw in the partition table. If this doesn't help: could you please write some random other data to the disk (a document or so) after formatting with fdisk and recreating the partition and run dosfsck on it again? If the probem arises there then the problem is a bit bigger. Hope we can solve it Neil -- There are three kinds of people: Those who can count, and those who cannot count ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Hi! I'm a signature virus! Copy me into your signature, please! ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org