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Posted: Nov. 11 2005,16:30 QUOTE
Also, windows can only see the first partition on your usb key.

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Posted: Nov. 12 2005,00:12 QUOTE
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.
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Posted: Nov. 13 2005,00:57 QUOTE
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: Nov. 13 2005,04:57 QUOTE
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.
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Posted: Dec. 07 2005,23:14 QUOTE
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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