Hello,
My tiny USB stick booted happily from SARDU until it got corrupted (filesystem RAW, 0 bytes capacity, etc). I FAT32 formatted it, and re-installed my distros, but now it won't boot. I plug it in, and all the computer says is "Boot error." This happens on every Windows XP machine (different BIOSes) I have tried it on. In fact, my friend experienced the same problem: the USB just isn't bootable (at least on Windows XP) after a format. I tried searching, but no dice. Does anyone know why this happens, or how I can fix it? A deeper format? A different format?
TIA
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#1
Posted 09 February 2012 - 02:37 AM
#2
Posted 09 February 2012 - 06:32 AM
Hello
A easy way to format you stick is RmPrepUSB: Take a look to the homepage. It is very good for information around different (windows) systems.
http://www.rmprepusb.com/
When you use SARDU you have to format the stick in "fat32".
A easy way to format you stick is RmPrepUSB: Take a look to the homepage. It is very good for information around different (windows) systems.
http://www.rmprepusb.com/
When you use SARDU you have to format the stick in "fat32".
#4
Posted 09 February 2012 - 12:33 PM
How do I do that? I can access files on it at least...first of all verify if your partition is active.
#5
Posted 09 February 2012 - 09:21 PM
type "cmd" in the search window and press enter.
Now open a console window, then type "discpart" (in Germany "diskpart").
now type the following commands.
"list disk" <- to view all drives.
"select disk <USB-Stick number>" <- to select the USB flash drive.
"clean" <- to delete everything thereon.
"create partition primary" <- self explanatory.
"select partition = 1" <- partition you have to created.
"active" <- to enable partition 1
to format the partition in the FAT32 format type "format fs = fat32"
"assign" <- To make the partition in Windows Explorer visibility.
Closes the "upper" console "C: WINDOWS system32 diskpart.exe".
hope this will help you.
Now open a console window, then type "discpart" (in Germany "diskpart").
now type the following commands.
"list disk" <- to view all drives.
"select disk <USB-Stick number>" <- to select the USB flash drive.
"clean" <- to delete everything thereon.
"create partition primary" <- self explanatory.
"select partition = 1" <- partition you have to created.
"active" <- to enable partition 1
to format the partition in the FAT32 format type "format fs = fat32"
"assign" <- To make the partition in Windows Explorer visibility.
Closes the "upper" console "C: WINDOWS system32 diskpart.exe".
hope this will help you.
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#6
Posted 10 February 2012 - 02:30 AM
Wow, thanks! Now my USB Drive boots again! I wonder what was the problem? How do diskpart and Disk Management's formatting abilities differ? In any case, it works, and I hope it will for my friend too. Thank you again!
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