Other Help Topics :: Truble with USB-Stick

Hi, i had DSL installed on my USB Stick.
Everything worked verry well.
But when i decided to deleat it from the USB Stick using Windows i had a Problem.
My USB Stick used to have 128MB but now it only has 50MB left.
Did DSL creat something like an Bootsektor that Windows cant read? (and can't format?)

How do i get my missing 78 MB Back?

You'll need to repartition the stick. When you set it up for DSL, i assume you used the usb-zip script. This created two partitions: one 50mb partition for DSL, and a second storage partition from the remaining space. Unfortunately, Windows doesn't know how to read multiple partitions on a flash device, so it sees only 50mb.

If you just use cfdisk to delete all the partitions, then you will end up with a drive with only free space. Then create a single FAT 16 or 32 partition. Windows can then format the FAT partition.

thanx a lot,

one more question, is cfdisk installed in dsl?

Yes,

You can usually activate it from a terminal window for a USB drive with a command like this:

sudo su
cfdisk /dev/sda

Also, if you choose the USBHDD Pendrive option from the menu, it will automatically rebuild your pendrive into a single partition and even format it for you.

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