[vi-tech-testers] Re: has anyone tested the new image?

  • From: M F Mason <mfmason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: vi-tech-testers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 20:57:28 +0100

                Hello Mo,

The bottom line is that
I am a little confused but very relieved.

I downloaded and ran the HP format tool
which formatted my USB pen giving me back its space.

I then used USBWriter to write the arch image to the pen.

I then booted from the USB pen,
(I think the trick is to wait a while before actually selecting the USB pen from which to boot).
I heard a beep and pressed enter.
I then hear the success message.
and, I think,some kind of prompt.
So as far as the above is concerned, the World is round again.
I am not quite sure what I did next but there appeared to be some logon prompt requiring a password.
(did not know what the password was)
Interestingly, diskpart still does not recognise the USB pen.

The first time I used USBWriter to create the second on the USB pen,
should I have prepared the USB pen or should it have been o'kay to simply use USBWriter to overwrite the original image?
maybe when I booted from the USB pen the first time for the second image
perhaps I did not wait long enough before selecting the USB pen from which to boot.
(clearly one is typing blind at this point)
Maybe I was too keen at that point.

Many thanks for discovering the HP format tool

Mike.


waited a while and pressed enterk,

At 18:02 17/07/2014, you wrote:
Hello Mike.

This is very very weird to say the least. can you download and try the following tool for me? instructions are below.

first, download and save the HP format tool from:

<http://iqbal.me.uk/HPUSBFW.EXE>http://iqbal.me.uk/HPUSBFW.EXE

Run the file once its been saved. select your drive that you'd like to format, and then select your file system. check the quick format box and click start. this should reset your pen drive and recreate a large partition as it was before. if you receive an error to say the drive could not be formatted, unplug your drive then plug it back in again. windows at that point should prompt you to format it, showing the correct capacity. click format and that should solve the issue. then, you can try writing the arch image again if you wish. please let me know if this works.

Mo.

On 17/07/2014 17:41, M F Mason wrote:
Hello Mo,

windows does detect my pen drive.
for instance, with windows explorer I can see the pen drive
and from its properties I can see that it thinks it has a capacity of about
31MB.
I realise that it must contain more than that because as you said in an earlier note
much is hidden from Windows.

So, windows can see the drive but diskpart cannot.
Many thanks,

Mike.
At 16:26 17/07/2014, you wrote:
hi mike.

this sounds like a problem with your pen drive. does windows show any sign of detecting it when you plug it in? could you try a different USB port perhaps or a different pen? could you try the pen in a different computer and see if its detected there?

very best wishes,

Mo.

On 17/07/2014 14:29, M F Mason wrote:
Hello Mo,
The ISO I downloaded has a size of about 608MB.
Unfortunately, when I use
diskpart
list disk
command
my USB pen with the Image for talking Arch
does not appear to be detected.
Only my hard disk is recognised.

Many thanks,

Mike.

At 20:56 16/07/2014, you wrote:
Hi mike.

Hmm, that's quite worrying. I need to try it on a machine that supports USB booting at this end. Can you see the partial partition on the drive? Also i am wondering if its worth double checking to see if it boots when its burned to a cd? The only other thing i can think of is that the download was corrupted. I think the final file size is around 609 MB. Let me know how you get on, i will try and test at my end tomorrow.

All the best,

Mo.


M F Mason <mailto:mfmason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx><mfmason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Mo,




I have used USBWriter to put the new image on to a USB pen apparently



with no problems..



Unfortunately, when I attempt to boot from the USB pen I am not



getting any feedback.



I am waiting to get some sighted help to see what is happening on

the


screen.




Many thanks,




Mike.



At 20:22 16/07/2014, you wrote:
Hello Everyone.
Its been rather quiet on here to say the least. Has anyone apart
from Rill had a chance to test the new image? the next stage is
going to be compiling a list of packages or functions that people
would like to see from a live rescue CD version of linux, and
documenting the various programs chosen for a specific task. but of
course, a li
 st
isn't a list without people's feedback/comments, so
please keep your feedback coming.
thanks for reading,
Mo.





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