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  Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> - 2015-04-09 10:37 -0500
    Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2015-04-09 10:56 -0500
    Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: "Bill Cunningham" <mospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-04-09 15:24 -0400
      Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-04-09 15:29 -0400
        Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: "Bill Cunningham" <mospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-04-09 16:25 -0400
          Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-04-10 10:11 -0400
            Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-04-10 11:25 -0700
            Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: "Bill Cunningham" <mospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-04-10 17:01 -0400
        Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: "Bill Cunningham" <mospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-04-09 16:37 -0400
          Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-04-10 05:18 +0000
            Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-10 07:54 +0100
              Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-04-10 17:57 +0000
              Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: "Bill Cunningham" <mospam@nspam.invalid> - 2015-04-10 17:03 -0400
        Re: Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux: Harold Stevens <wookie@limbo.localdomain> - 2015-04-09 15:53 -0500

#14426 — Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux:

I thought this would be helpful information for someone having trouble
with a USB stick. I restored one that I was going to throw away, using
these instructions.


http://www.pendrivelinux.com/restoring-your-usb-key-partition/
Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux:

A. First we need to delete the old partitions that remain on the USB key.

    Open a terminal and type sudo su
    Type fdisk -l and note your USB drive letter.
    Type fdisk /dev/sdx (replacing x with your drive letter)
    Type d to proceed to delete a partition
    Type 1 to select the 1st partition and press enter
    Type d to proceed to delete another partition (fdisk should automatically select the second partition)

B. Next we need to create the new partition.

    Type n to make a new partition
    Type p to make this partition primary and press enter
    Type 1 to make this the first partition and then press enter
    Press enter to accept the default first cylinder
    Press enter again to accept the default last cylinder
    Type w to write the new partition information to the USB key
    Type umount /dev/sdx1 (replacing x with your drive letter)

C. The last step is to create the fat filesystem.

    Type mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sdx1 (replacing x with your USB key drive letter)

That's it, you should now have a restored USB key with a single fat 32
partition that can be read from any computer.

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#14427

On 04/09/2015 10:37 AM, Johnny wrote:
>
> I thought this would be helpful information for someone having trouble
> with a USB stick. I restored one that I was going to throw away, using
> these instructions.
>
>


A lot of work

gparted will do that so much easier

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#14428

"Johnny" <johnny@invalid.net> wrote in message 
news:20150409103748.0ba63bd8@jmspc...
>
> I thought this would be helpful information for someone having trouble
> with a USB stick. I restored one that I was going to throw away, using
> these instructions.
>
>
> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/restoring-your-usb-key-partition/
> Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux:
>
> A. First we need to delete the old partitions that remain on the USB key.
>
>    Open a terminal and type sudo su
>    Type fdisk -l and note your USB drive letter.
>    Type fdisk /dev/sdx (replacing x with your drive letter)
>    Type d to proceed to delete a partition
>    Type 1 to select the 1st partition and press enter
>    Type d to proceed to delete another partition (fdisk should 
> automatically select the second partition)
>
> B. Next we need to create the new partition.
>
>    Type n to make a new partition
>    Type p to make this partition primary and press enter
>    Type 1 to make this the first partition and then press enter
>    Press enter to accept the default first cylinder
>    Press enter again to accept the default last cylinder
>    Type w to write the new partition information to the USB key
>    Type umount /dev/sdx1 (replacing x with your drive letter)
>
> C. The last step is to create the fat filesystem.
>
>    Type mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sdx1 (replacing x with your USB key drive 
> letter)
>
> That's it, you should now have a restored USB key with a single fat 32
> partition that can be read from any computer.

    What is a USB key?

Bill

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#14429

On Thursday April 9 2015 15:24, in comp.os.linux.misc, "Bill Cunningham"
<mospam@nspam.invalid> wrote:

> 
> "Johnny" <johnny@invalid.net> wrote in message
> news:20150409103748.0ba63bd8@jmspc...
>>
>> I thought this would be helpful information for someone having trouble
>> with a USB stick. I restored one that I was going to throw away, using
>> these instructions.
>>
>>
>> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/restoring-your-usb-key-partition/
>> Restoring your USB key to it's original state using Linux:
[snip]
>> That's it, you should now have a restored USB key with a single fat 32
>> partition that can be read from any computer.
> 
>     What is a USB key?

Bill; *now* you are just trolling.



-- 
Lew Pitcher
"In Skills, We Trust"
PGP public key available upon request

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#14430

"Lew Pitcher" <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> wrote in message 
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> Bill; *now* you are just trolling.

Ok Lew I will lok it up and see if I can figure it out. Never dealt with it.
Bill

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#14450

On Thursday April 9 2015 16:25, in comp.os.linux.misc, "Bill Cunningham"
<mospam@nspam.invalid> wrote:

> 
> "Lew Pitcher" <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> wrote in message
> news:HqAVw.276899$lw2.102511@fx14.iad...
> 
>> Bill; *now* you are just trolling.
> 
> Ok Lew I will lok it up and see if I can figure it out. Never dealt with
> it. Bill

Let me give you some clues, from the original post:
 - It is a USB device (hence, the term USB Key)
 - It is a device that can be formatted as a disk drive
 - It is also called a "USB stick" and a "pen drive"

What sort of USB device, that acts like a disk drive, can be called
a "Stick" or "Pen" or "Key"?

-- 
Lew Pitcher
"In Skills, We Trust"
PGP public key available upon request

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#14456

On 04/10/2015 07:11 AM, Lew Pitcher wrote:
> On Thursday April 9 2015 16:25, in comp.os.linux.misc, "Bill Cunningham"
> <mospam@nspam.invalid> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Lew Pitcher" <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> wrote in message
>> news:HqAVw.276899$lw2.102511@fx14.iad...
>>
>>> Bill; *now* you are just trolling.
>>
>> Ok Lew I will lok it up and see if I can figure it out. Never dealt with
>> it. Bill
>
> Let me give you some clues, from the original post:
>   - It is a USB device (hence, the term USB Key)
>   - It is a device that can be formatted as a disk drive
>   - It is also called a "USB stick" and a "pen drive"
>
> What sort of USB device, that acts like a disk drive, can be called
> a "Stick" or "Pen" or "Key"?
>
	Nearly all of the good ones.  Most work as drives for the purpose of 
booting iso files properly written to them.  Some are
used to enable the boot on the computer providing information
to unlock systems. Nearly all of them can be used to store
data for various purposes.  Some provide built in encryption.

	Some USB devices contain rather than memory WiFi
facilities for older computers and some have USB adapters
to other services.


	bliss

	

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#14460

"Lew Pitcher" <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> wrote in message 
news:xSQVw.379112$hv4.309414@fx04.iad...

> Let me give you some clues, from the original post:
> - It is a USB device (hence, the term USB Key)
> - It is a device that can be formatted as a disk drive
> - It is also called a "USB stick" and a "pen drive"
>
> What sort of USB device, that acts like a disk drive, can be called
> a "Stick" or "Pen" or "Key"?

    Anything AFAIK. I have two sandisk USB "sticks" as I call them. I have 
hear people talk about "keys". I have never seen one in real life. And now 
have seen the pics. I've heard people say keys make them bootable. I always 
assumed UUIDs. I guess we learn something new everyday.

Bill

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#14431

"Lew Pitcher" <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> wrote in message 
news:HqAVw.276899$lw2.102511@fx14.iad...

> Bill; *now* you are just trolling.

    I thought it might be a UUID. Ok I guess there are now usbs that kind of 
look like "keys". Ok I was not aware of that. Am I right?

Bill

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#14442

On 2015-04-09, Bill Cunningham <mospam@nspam.invalid> wrote:
>
> "Lew Pitcher" <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> wrote in message 
> news:HqAVw.276899$lw2.102511@fx14.iad...
>
>> Bill; *now* you are just trolling.
>
>     I thought it might be a UUID. Ok I guess there are now usbs that kind of 
> look like "keys". Ok I was not aware of that. Am I right?

A usb key, a flash drive, a usb drive, a thumb drive, .....

>
> Bill
>
>
>

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#14445

On 10/04/15 06:18, William Unruh wrote:
> On 2015-04-09, Bill Cunningham <mospam@nspam.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> "Lew Pitcher" <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> wrote in message
>> news:HqAVw.276899$lw2.102511@fx14.iad...
>>
>>> Bill; *now* you are just trolling.
>>
>>      I thought it might be a UUID. Ok I guess there are now usbs that kind of
>> look like "keys". Ok I was not aware of that. Am I right?
>
> A usb key, a flash drive, a usb drive, a thumb drive, .....

...a memory stick....

>
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>>


-- 
Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for the 
rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge. – Erwin Knoll

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#14453

On Fri, 10 Apr 2015 07:54:33 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
> On 10/04/15 06:18, William Unruh wrote:
>>
>> A usb key, a flash drive, a usb drive, a thumb drive, .....
> 
> ...a memory stick....

Some people even call them pendrives for no apparent good reason.

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#14461

"The Natural Philosopher" <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote in message 
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> ...a memory stick....

Thats what I call mine. But it does flash in the middle. SO I guess it could 
be called a flash drive too.

Bill

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#14433

In <HqAVw.276899$lw2.102511@fx14.iad> Lew Pitcher:

[Snip...]

> Bill; *now* you are just trolling.

Yep. Plonked for exactly that, months now. Jez sayin' ...

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