Hi, >> I've also tried creating the backup using just "cat /dev/sdb1> >> usbstick.dd" and it's the same result. I believe I mentioned in my >> previous post that there does appear to be a filesystem and partition >> table there? >> >> # fdisk -l usbstick.dd >> >> Disk usbstick.dd: 1342 MB, 1342169088 bytes >> 45 heads, 4 sectors/track, 14563 cylinders, total 2621424 sectors >> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes >> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes >> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes >> Disk identifier: 0x261e6d11 >> >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >> usbstick.dd1 * 4 5242859 2621428 b W95 FAT32 >> >> Thanks, >> Alex > > I might be wrong, but.... > the usb stick drive may have firmware that > presents 2 devices to the host. It is similar to > connecting a usb hub to your computer, and then > inserting 2 ordinary usb drives into the hub, which > then appear on the host as sdb and sdc. > I do not know of a linux tool that will let you > dd both of these devices as a single device image. > Perhaps someone on this list might know of such > a util. I'm more interested in figuring out how to mount this block device on a loopback. I believe the problem is that the filesystem starts at block 4 and not at the beginning, so mount can't figure out how to mount it. Thanks, Alex -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
