USB booting :: Partitionining / reformating USB drive

Also, windows can only see the first partition on your usb key.

No, you are confusing the USBZIP install versus the USBHDD install.

The USBHDD install should create a SINGLE large data partition that can be read by either DSL or Windows.

Hey Guys,

I have a sony 4gb stick. I tried making it bootable using the HP Format Tool, however it stop all that way at the end and said that the drive was too big. Then, when I tried to format it regularly, now it's telling me it's a 128GB drive. It won't format at all, is in RAW. I tried to create a partition using windows xp startup cd. However... still doesn't work. Anyone know how I can get this back to a working 4GB drive? Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1) Boot from DSL livecd with USB drive inserted.
2) Download "dosfstools.dsl" from the "system" area using the myDSL gui.
3) Open up an terminal window and type:

sudo su
cfdisk /dev/sda (this assumes that your USB drive is device name sda. It might also be sdb or sdc for example)
Create a single large FAT32 data partition. Save and exit.

mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/sda1
sync
exit
exit

Make sure that the "F" is an uppercase letter in the mkdosfs command line.

the above did not work for me - however I found this site that helped me restore a USB drive that only showed up as a 50 mg drive where as it is really 256 mg.

http://www.mobymemory.com/Content....78.html

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