USB booting :: usb drive problems

I installed DSL to my 2GB Transcend Jetflash USB-stick (USB HDD) to . Result: UNUSABLE STICK ! AARGH!

Windows recognises it, but cannot access it. Formatting not possible, linux can't do anything about it... Abovementioned tricks just produced errors...

However: Trascend sticks have an utility CD that contains a formatting utility. It worked!

If You have a Jetflash stick don't have the CD, try getting it from
http://www.transcendusa.com/Support/DLCenter/index.asp

It might work on other sticks too, I don't know...

IMHO: This screw-up is a DSL-problem, not a stick problem!

The FAT filesystem is limited to data partitions that are 2.1GB in size. Maybe your USB Stick exceeds this limit?

Now that you have reformatted your partition, can you check the Properties in MSWindows and see if it is formatted FAT or FAT32?

Maybe a disclaimer should be added to the USBHDD install script that says that large devices (>2GB) will not work.

Media: 1,95 GB FAT

Shouldn't be a problem.

Then I'm stumped.

Do you need special drivers to make it work from within Windows?

No,

It works fine from QEMU.

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