From: Mark W. <mar...@nt...> - 2009-10-23 21:26:29
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Abrolag wrote: > On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:47:48 +0100 > Mark Williams<mar...@nt...> wrote: > >> Tony Houghton wrote: >>> On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:26:17 +0100 >>> Mark Williams<mar...@nt...> wrote: >>> >>>> Tony Houghton wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:23:19 +0100 >>>>> Mark Williams<mar...@nt...> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I don't have Windows, so I can't test it with that. I do know that >>>>>> neither Gnome or Xfce4 can see it. >>>>> >>>>> Try creating a partition and formatting it (eg with gparted). You could >>>>> use one of the ext filesystems, but most people use FAT on USB sticks >>>>> for compatibility with other OSs. >>>>> >>>> Gparted doesn't see it either. >>> >>> Not even if you choose it explicitly with "gparted /dev/sdf"? >>> >>>> I think it's a 64 bit problem. >>> >>> I doubt it, I use 64-bit and haven't had problems with any USB storage >>> devices. >>> >> Then I don't know what it is. >> >> What does it mean if the little LED inside the stick is constantly flashing? > > It's beginning to sound like a faulty stick. Have you tried others, or > this one in other machines? > I could go round to a friend's place and ask if I can stick it in his usb port on his Windows laptop. How do you format/erase a usb drive in Windows? |