> > I have a 1gb USB Flash Drive and i formatted it on Windows XP so i can
> > move files from windows to openbsd and vice versa. i plugged the usb
> > on my bsd box and dmesg shows up as:
> >
> > ** dmesg: **
> > umass0 at uhub0 port 2 configuration 1 interface 0
> > umass0: SONY USB 2.0 Flash, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2
> > umass0: using SCSI over Bulk-Only
> > scsibus1 at umass0: 2 targets
> > sd0 at scsibus1 targ 1 lun 0: <SONY, USB 2.0 Flash, %z!Y> SCSI2
> > 0/direct removable
> > sd0: 1024MB, 1024 cyl, 64 head, 32 sec, 512 bytes/sec, 2097280 sec total
> >
> > it seems that openbsd sees the drive .. cool
> >
looks good until here
> > but when i mount it
> >
> > relic# mount -t msdos /dev/sd0a /mnt
> > mount_msdos: /dev/sd0a on /mnt: Inappropriate file type or format
> >
> > i check the disklabel, and fdisk results:
> >
> > ** disklabel: **
> >
> > relic# disklabel sd0
> > disklabel: warning, DOS partition table with no valid OpenBSD partition
> > # /dev/rsd0c:
> > type: SCSI
> > disk: SCSI disk
> > label: USB 2.0 Flash
> > flags:
> > bytes/sector: 512
> > sectors/track: 32
> > tracks/cylinder: 64
> > sectors/cylinder: 2048
> > cylinders: 1024
> > total sectors: 2097280
> > rpm: 3600
> > interleave: 1
> > trackskew: 0
> > cylinderskew: 0
> > headswitch: 0 # microseconds
> > track-to-track seek: 0 # microseconds
> > drivedata: 0
> >
> > 16 partitions:
> > # size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg]
> > a: 2097217 63 MSDOS # Cyl 0*-
> > 1024*
> > c: 2097280 0 unused 0 0 # Cyl 0 -
> > 1024*
> >
First problem:
If the drive WOULD be formated right the partition would show up as sd0i not
'a'
this is important since I spent a hell of a time figuring out that a msdos
Partition is NEVER supposed to show up as 'a'.
How to fix it ? read on...
> > ** fdisk: **
> >
> > relic# fdisk sd0
> > fdisk: sysctl(machdep.bios.diskinfo): Device not configured
> > Disk: sd0 geometry: 1024/64/32 [2097280 Sectors]
> > Offset: 0 Signature: 0xAA55
> > Starting Ending LBA Info:
> > #: id C H S - C H S [ start: size ]
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 0: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused
> > 1: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused
> > 2: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ] unused
> > *3: 0B 0 1 1 - 1023 63 32 [ 32: 2097120 ] Win95 FAT-32
The initial problem, keep the geometry, but change the Typ from
Win95 FAT-32
to
DOS > 32MB ( which is number 06 )
then take out the stick, reboot and reinsert it.
now try to "newfs_msdos -F 32 sd0i"
why should this work ?
I did the same with my 1gig flash drive by Pretec, these things are that small
and a necklace comes with them ( no I don't sell anything just reporting my
experience since I had 'bad' ones already as well ).
> > it seems that openbsd sees the fs as is FAT32 .. but i still don't get
> > it why it's saying something like " Inappropriate file type or format
> > " maybe I'm missing something .. any help from you guys out there ..as
> > a workaround .. i've tried to format the usb drive via newfs_msdos (
> > newfs_msdos /dev/sd0a ) it was able to format it and all but when it's
> > time to put it on the xp box .. it says drive cannot be read .. I'm
> > using OpenBSD 3.7 GENERIC#50
> >
> > any input is cool.... any answers .. will be awesome!!
> >
> > edgar
> >
> >
sorry for bad formating .. forgot the cc to misc@
