Re: [ALUG] O.T. Problems with USB sticks

On 7 January 2015 at 16:57, <steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk> wrote:

gparted and fdisk spring to mind.

I also find "file -s" to be useful, as in: sudo file -s /dev/sdc* One thing I have noted is that sometimes USB sticks get formatted without a partition table (ie /dev/sdX is formatted rather than /dev/sdX1, and the latter therefore does not exist). Not everything supports this. Also worth noting is that you can copy the partition table from one device (assuming it has one!) to another with: sudo sfdisk -d /dev/sdX | sudo sfdisk /dev/sdY .. substituting X and Y as appropriate. -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 Registered in England (0456 0902) 21 Drakes Mews, Milton Keynes, MK8 0ER