2007/11/15, Tony Molloy <tony.molloy@xxxxx>: > On Thursday 15 November 2007 20:08, Clodoaldo wrote: > > I want to install F8 from a 1GB pen drive but dd does not work, > > although I can mount it. dd shows it worked: > > > > # dd if=/home/cpn/Desktop/Downloads/diskboot.img of=/dev/sdb1 > > 24576+0 records in > > 24576+0 records out > > 12582912 bytes (13 MB) copied, 0.307408 s, 40.9 MB/s > > > > > I've just done it. Try > > dd if=/home/cpn/Desktop/Downloads/diskboot.img of=/dev/sdb > > Don't specify a partition. > It worked. Thanks, Clodoaldo > > But there is nothing in the directory: > > > > [root@dkt ~]# ll /media/KINGSTON/ > > total 0 > > > > fdisk -l shows strange messages: > > > > # fdisk -l > > > > Disk /dev/sda: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes > > 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 158816 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sda1 * 1 203 102280+ 83 Linux > > /dev/sda2 204 158816 79940952 8e Linux LVM > > > > Disk /dev/sdb: 1027 MB, 1027604480 bytes > > 32 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1011 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 1984 * 512 = 1015808 bytes > > > > This doesn't look like a partition table > > Probably you selected the wrong device. > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sdb1 ? 966294 1813487 840415161 69 Unknown > > Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): > > phys=(612, 109, 33) logical=(966293, 30, 10) > > Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: > > phys=(255, 97, 46) logical=(1813486, 20, 39) > > Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. > > /dev/sdb2 ? 976282 1834012 850868148+ ff BBT > > Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): > > phys=(367, 115, 35) logical=(976281, 15, 17) > > Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: > > phys=(80, 13, 10) logical=(1834011, 14, 55) > > Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. > > /dev/sdb3 ? 891259 1782449 884061367 6c Unknown > > Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): > > phys=(355, 116, 37) logical=(891258, 2, 52) > > Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: > > phys=(112, 97, 32) logical=(1782448, 31, 27) > > Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. > > /dev/sdb4 ? 1 1790834 1776506368 0 Empty > > Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): > > phys=(10, 114, 13) logical=(0, 0, 1) > > Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: > > phys=(0, 0, 0) logical=(1790833, 1, 2) > > Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary. > > > > Partition table entries are not in disk order > > > > > > When I try to enter fdisk the device can't be opened: > > > > # fdisk sdb > > > > Unable to open sdb > > > > # ll /dev/sdb1 > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12582912 2007-11-15 17:56 /dev/sdb1 > > > > Any workaround? > > > > Regards, Clodoaldo Pinto Neto > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
