From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C99471389E2 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2014 07:33:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 36E78E08D4; Sun, 21 Dec 2014 07:33:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-la0-f42.google.com (mail-la0-f42.google.com [209.85.215.42]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D389EE087B for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2014 07:33:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-la0-f42.google.com with SMTP id gd6so2739216lab.15 for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 23:33:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=2URVoTyDqZA0h5eTF4e+RuMXMasEjj5Nd3Cg8i/jkcg=; b=SxWN9S3fvzIeTjIYakvXm7sYhvrPZwOTd+wMzJoezrW0D3CtFR+9jWrwYrTHGyJMQG pdBikJQNhmPc2jI5N7eoDEvDY4mMAwcmeipCwGHkI5lR+Gq8NYzPAF6VqTZRh+qzVqDc h+T+xFRkcpnk/mM/GaPni58WgnbgLisAvidtqmm6Yg42+2ffuD6Z9y3vyUJT9bTeOK/V wFHZ9WEs5nitBJfJWGpe28Y/mehYxhsvvCKhao6mdjb1TScubd9H/dQxscP275hTGa4+ d+MH9PzzOnGhus0I7lhh0zVihw4/rAHQmF9i4dY5RvP5iXMy0N1cc9ATnmf/OM9X4IN8 Wnsg== X-Received: by 10.152.206.108 with SMTP id ln12mr16116732lac.3.1419147218478; Sat, 20 Dec 2014 23:33:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from asterius (pppoe.95-55-145-25.dynamic.avangarddsl.ru. [95.55.145.25]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id xq3sm14310lbb.15.2014.12.20.23.33.36 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sat, 20 Dec 2014 23:33:37 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 02:33:33 -0500 From: German To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Message-Id: <20141221023333.67a85d5d318f52836e1dd1d9@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <56F112EF-44F8-4D36-B67C-02C4120948AD@antarean.org> References: <1432ggq508sr7nw8lkvewahb.1419113313463@email.android.com> <5496079F.8090303@googlemail.com> <20141221023729.GB4721@kern.lan> <20141221002741.e4eecd820fa3dde9c2865600@gmail.com> <56F112EF-44F8-4D36-B67C-02C4120948AD@antarean.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.4.2 (GTK+ 2.24.25; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Archives-Salt: 9726af4b-d03a-4884-a517-23e7399a8972 X-Archives-Hash: 5da486bcb284acde0edeba34e05b8c59 On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 07:20:16 +0000 "J. Roeleveld" wrote: > On 21 December 2014 06:27:41 CET, German wrote: > >On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 03:37:29 +0100 > >Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > > > >> On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 12:34:55AM +0100, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > >> > Am 20.12.2014 um 23:08 schrieb German: > >> > > Trying to get systemrescuecd iso on USB stick. There is shell > >> > > script on to accomplish just that. When I try to run it, it > >identifies > >> > > my thumb drive, however reports that it is 0 mb. > >> > > >> > don't use any scripts. Never gave me a bootable solution. Either > >burn to > >> > cd or do it manually. > >> > >> For me, the script that comes on sysresccd always worked (though I’ve > >never > >> used EFI yet). The script determines the size of the device with > >"blockdev > >> --getsz /path/to/device" > >> > >> What does that return if called manually and what size is reported in > >other > >> programs (fdisk, dmesg after plugging it in)? > > > >That's what it reports when /dev/sdd is mounted: > > > >sudo blockdev --getsize64 /dev/sdd > >2031091712 > > > >When not mounted it reports that no medium found. The same log from > >usb_inst.sh: > > > >Installation on /dev/sdd at 2014-12-20_16:47 > >blockdev: cannot open /dev/sdd: No medium found > >usb_inst.sh: error: The device [/dev/sdd] is only 0 MB. It is too small > >to copy all the files, an USB-stick of at least 512MB is recommended > > > > > >But shell script should be run unmounted. Confused. > > > >> -- > >> Gruß | Greetings | Qapla’ > >> Please do not share anything from, with or about me with any social > >network. > >> > >> The USA took the path from barbarism to decadence > >> without the detour over culture. > > Do you try 'umounted' right after inserting the USB before any mount commands are run? The thing here is that my usb stick is automaunted by the system. I am running Lubuntu. I unmount it simply by clicking on it in a LXDE. > > Some automounters send an 'eject' command which makes some USB sticks disappear until they are unplugged and plugged back in. Do you think it would make sense to mount stick manually and then unmount it? Thanks > > -- > Joost > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > -- German