USB stick partition problems

[bassix-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org]

On 3/18/06, Kevin Cozens <kcozens-qazKcTl6WRFWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> bassix-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org wrote:
> > I've got a PNY 1GB USB 2.0 stick. When I first bought it, I was able
> > to properly create 2 partitions and install a live distro on it (one
> > partition around 700MB, the other around 277MB). Everything worked
> > great.
>
> Which model of PNY stick are you using? I have a couple of 512Meg Attache
> and
> I am unable to change it to a Linux formatted device. It just throws up
> lots
> of device errors. The FAQ at the PNY web site says the device can not be
> partitioned. I found that odd since its the first of three different
> brands of
> USB sticks that I haven't been able to format for Linux.
>
> --
> Cheers!
>
> Kevin.
>

That *is* odd... I have the Attache 1GB model, and as I mentioned, I
partitioned it fine at first, then deleted the partitions and re-formatted
in windows (bad), but now thanks to Lennart's advice, I was able to create
partitions again that work in Linux (using cfdisk). The device errors sound
a little scary. What are the messages?

-Steve.
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