Cruzer 2GB memory stick & Linux Mint 9 Isadora
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Cruzer 2GB memory stick & Linux Mint 9 Isadora
30-07-2011 9:29 PM
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just tried to transfer some files from my no1 laptop, to my no2 laptop via a memory stick...
should be straight forward, just plug it into the USB port, and it shows up as a drive with the files...
Oh Dear No.... this is Linux.... get a message box with a big NO ENTRY sign saying
Unable to mount 2.0 GB File system
Error mounting:mount:wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb1
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg (vertical line, wherever that is on the keyboard) tail o so
and the obligatory [ OK ]
No... its not OK...
what do I do please?
Re: Cruzer 2GB memory stick & Linux Mint 9 Isadora
31-07-2011 9:40 AM
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As Waldo described in the 3g thread , plug the Cruzer in and then in a terminal window run dmesg. You should see something like this
Quote [ 2786.440020] usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[ 2786.574144] usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 2786.870929] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
[ 2786.871067] scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[ 2786.871224] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[ 2786.871227] USB Mass Storage support registered.
[ 2786.873668] usb-storage: device found at 3
[ 2786.873672] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 2791.872719] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 2791.873312] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access Multi Flash Reader 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
[ 2791.873923] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[ 2792.417048] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 1999872 512-byte logical blocks: (1.02 GB/976 MiB)
[ 2792.417783] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 2792.417786] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
[ 2792.417789] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 2792.420665] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 2792.420671] sdb: sdb1
[ 2792.424903] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 2792.424908] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
It sounds like its getting an error from trying to read the device but if you post the dmesg output we can hopefully see why.
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Re: Cruzer 2GB memory stick & Linux Mint 9 Isadora
31-07-2011 10:21 AM
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Will hold fire on this one, for the moment, and see if I can get the 3G mobile broadband sorted first....
(thanks for the above... will check it out and get back later... )
Re: Cruzer 2GB memory stick & Linux Mint 9 Isadora
31-07-2011 1:37 PM
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I had issues with my ipod but that was due to Apple changing the stakes with the new ones (I had to change a config from Partiition to Disk or vice versa cant remember now)
You don't say what FORMAT the usb disk is, and does it have any silly protection s/w on it encryption the disk etc?
Re: Cruzer 2GB memory stick & Linux Mint 9 Isadora
31-07-2011 1:49 PM
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"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: Cruzer 2GB memory stick & Linux Mint 9 Isadora
31-07-2011 6:46 PM
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Re: Cruzer 2GB memory stick & Linux Mint 9 Isadora
31-07-2011 6:58 PM
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Quote
It sounds like its getting an error from trying to read the device but if you post the dmesg output we can hopefully see why.
Don`t know how I can do all that, cos I can`t use the memory stick to transfer it to this laptop...!..
Can copy type the "plain language" in it`s line order... but do you need all the figures before each line?
starts off with a line number
347.112159 usb storage device found at 3
usb storage waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb storage device scan complete
scsi 2;0;0;0 Direct Access sandisk U3 Cruzer Micro 7.01 PQ ; 0 ANSI ; CCS
attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[sdb] Write Protect is off
Mode Sense ; 45 00 00 08
assuming drive cache ; write through
assuming drive cache ; write through
352.126125 sdb ; sdb1
assuming drive cache ; write through
attached SCSI removable disk
{{{{{ The next two lines are repeated 3 more times with different numbers on the line start.}}}}}
FAT; count of clusters too big 9122075 0
VFS can`t find a valid FA filesystem on dev sdb1
Hope that means something. !
Re: Cruzer 2GB memory stick & Linux Mint 9 Isadora
31-07-2011 7:18 PM
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Quote The format of the USB stick? well I don`t know.
Looks like its FAT from the info posted below
Quote FAT; count of clusters too big 9122075 0
VFS can`t find a valid FA filesystem on dev sdb1
Ahh!, Linux seems to think the stick is corrupt and therefore can't mount it.
Have you tried running SCANDISK or CHKDSK ( never quite sure what it is these days ) on it in a Windows system ?
OR does Mint have the Disc Utility ? ( not sure since I use Ubuntu ) If so then the Cruzer should appear in that, even though it can't mount it. If you select the Cruzer there should be a Check Disc option ( see screendump )
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Re: Cruzer 2GB memory stick & Linux Mint 9 Isadora
31-07-2011 10:53 PM
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hope it is more compatible with my two sticks...
thanks for all your help guys....
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