11:25 a.m.
Greetings,
I've been trying to use fatlabel to rename a Western Digital 2TB
USB/external drive. However, the results have been with no success either
with the drive mounted or not.
Much thanks for any advice on how to proceed.
(Related output is appended below),
Max Pyziur
pyz(a)brama.com
#################
root@pegasus ~> lsusb -d 1058:25e1
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 1058:25e1 Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
root@pegasus ~> dmesg | tail
[ 7678.356619] ses 6:0:0:1: Attached Enclosure device
[ 7678.356860] ready
[ 7678.357476] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 3906963456 512-byte logical blocks: (2.00
TB/1.82 TiB)
[ 7678.359054] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 7678.359056] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 47 00 10 08
[ 7678.360087] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page found
[ 7678.360104] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 7678.421927] sdb: sdb1
[ 7678.425461] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
root@pegasus ~> fatlabel /dev/sdb1 EPRINC2TB
Currently, only 1 or 2 FATs are supported, not 0.
11:46 a.m.
On 02/05/2018 10:25 AM, Max Pyziur wrote:
Greetings,
I've been trying to use fatlabel to rename a Western Digital 2TB
USB/external drive. However, the results have been with no success
either with the drive mounted or not.
Much thanks for any advice on how to proceed.
(Related output is appended below),
Max Pyziur
pyz(a)brama.com
#################
root@pegasus ~> lsusb -d 1058:25e1
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 1058:25e1 Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
root@pegasus ~> dmesg | tail
[ 7678.356619] ses 6:0:0:1: Attached Enclosure device
[ 7678.356860] ready
[ 7678.357476] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 3906963456 512-byte logical blocks:
(2.00 TB/1.82 TiB)
[ 7678.359054] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 7678.359056] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 47 00 10 08
[ 7678.360087] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page found
[ 7678.360104] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 7678.421927] sdb: sdb1
[ 7678.425461] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
root@pegasus ~> fatlabel /dev/sdb1 EPRINC2TB
Currently, only 1 or 2 FATs are supported, not 0.
manpage says:
fatlabel (8) - set or get MS-DOS filesystem label
So, is (are) the partion (partitions) formatted as vfat filesystem?
If they are not formatted as vfat filesystems, then you have to label them
using the labeling command specific to the type of FS you will create on
them.
12:12 p.m.
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018, Frédéric wrote:
> I've been trying to use fatlabel to rename a Western Digital
2TB
> USB/external drive. However, the results have been with no success either
> with the drive mounted or not.
>
> Much thanks for any advice on how to proceed.
I use KDE partition manager for that.
Is there something available at the command line?
Thanks
M
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12:38 p.m.
What's the output of
fdisk -l /dev/sdb
Bill
On 2/5/2018 12:48 PM, Frédéric wrote:
> I've been trying to use fatlabel to rename a Western Digital
2TB
> USB/external drive. However, the results have been with no success either
> with the drive mounted or not.
>
> Much thanks for any advice on how to proceed.
I use KDE partition manager for that.
F
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12:43 p.m.
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018, Bill Shirley wrote:
What's the output of
fdisk -l /dev/sdb
############
root@pegasus ~> fdisk -l /dev/sdb
Disk /dev/sdb: 1.8 TiB, 2000365289472 bytes, 3906963456 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
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 9E75040B-133B-4686-8FE8-6F48251440CE
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 3906961407 3906959360 1.8T Microsoft basic data
#########
Bill
M
On 2/5/2018 12:48 PM, Frédéric wrote:
>> I've been trying to use fatlabel to rename a Western Digital 2TB
>> USB/external drive. However, the results have been with no success either
>> with the drive mounted or not.
>>
>> Much thanks for any advice on how to proceed.
> I use KDE partition manager for that.
>
> F
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2:33 p.m.
On 05.02.2018 19:43, Max Pyziur wrote:
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018, Bill Shirley wrote:
> What's the output of
> fdisk -l /dev/sdb
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 3906961407 3906959360 1.8T Microsoft basic data
We are still missing the file system type of your partition.
What is the output of
lsblk -no fstype /dev/sdb1
?
best regards
Ulf
6:05 p.m.
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018, Ulf Volmer wrote:
On 05.02.2018 19:43, Max Pyziur wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Feb 2018, Bill Shirley wrote:
>
>> What's the output of
>> fdisk -l /dev/sdb
>
> Device Start End Sectors Size Type
> /dev/sdb1 2048 3906961407 3906959360 1.8T Microsoft basic data
We are still missing the file system type of your partition.
What is the output of
lsblk -no fstype /dev/sdb1
?
Does this help?
root@pegasus ~> lsblk -no fstype /dev/sdb1
ntfs
MP
best regards
Ulf
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3:41 p.m.
On 02/05/2018 01:32 PM, Michael Schwendt wrote:
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018 13:38:32 -0500, Bill Shirley wrote:
> What's the output of
> fdisk -l /dev/sdb
>
> Bill
Note that fdisk would only show the partition type value, not the
actual fs.
"parted /dev/sdb p" tries to detect the fs type.
Or, just use GParted.
6:11 p.m.
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018, Michael Schwendt wrote:
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018 13:38:32 -0500, Bill Shirley wrote:
> What's the output of
> fdisk -l /dev/sdb
>
> Bill
Note that fdisk would only show the partition type value, not the
actual fs.
"parted /dev/sdb p" tries to detect the fs type.
root@pegasus ~> parted /dev/sdb p
Model: WD My Passport 25E1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 2000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 2000GB 2000GB ntfs My Passport msftdata
I also ran the following fdisk commands:
root@pegasus ~> fdisk /dev/sdb
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.30.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sdb: 1.8 TiB, 2000365289472 bytes, 3906963456 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
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 9E75040B-133B-4686-8FE8-6F48251440CE
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 3906961407 3906959360 1.8T Microsoft basic data
root@pegasus ~> fdisk /dev/sdb1
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.30.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sdb1: 1.8 TiB, 2000363192320 bytes, 3906959360 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
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x6e697373
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1p1 1936269394 3772285809 1836016416 875.5G 4f QNX4.x 3rd
part
/dev/sdb1p2 1917848077 2462285169 544437093 259.6G 73 unknown
/dev/sdb1p3 1818575915 2362751050 544175136 259.5G 2b unknown
/dev/sdb1p4 2844524554 2844579527 54974 26.9M 61 SpeedStor
Partition table entries are not in disk order.
############
What I'm trying to do is take a Western Digital external 2TB USB-ported
drive and change its label from "My Passport" to something else.
I can do it on my Windows 7 laptop in Windows Explorer. I would like to be
able to do it at the command line.
I can use fatlabel for SD flash memory cards; it produces the following
error when I try to do it on my F27 laptop:
root@pegasus ~> fatlabel
usage: fatlabel device [label]
root@pegasus ~> fatlabel /dev/sdb MYDISK
Logical sector size is zero.
root@pegasus ~> fatlabel /dev/sdb1 MYDISK
Currently, only 1 or 2 FATs are supported, not 0.
fyi,
MP
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6:42 p.m.
On Mon, Feb 05, 2018 at 07:11:30PM -0500, Max Pyziur wrote:
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Feb 2018 13:38:32 -0500, Bill Shirley wrote:
>
> > What's the output of
> > fdisk -l /dev/sdb
> >
> > Bill
>
> Note that fdisk would only show the partition type value, not the
> actual fs.
>
> "parted /dev/sdb p" tries to detect the fs type.
root@pegasus ~> parted /dev/sdb p
Model: WD My Passport 25E1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 2000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 2000GB 2000GB ntfs My Passport msftdata
As the FS appears to be ntfs rather than fat,
have you tried ntfslabel rather then fatlabel?
jon
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6:54 p.m.
New subject: [SOLVED] Re: Renaming USB WD 2TB drives
On Mon, 5 Feb 2018, Jon LaBadie wrote:
On Mon, Feb 05, 2018 at 07:11:30PM -0500, Max Pyziur wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Feb 2018, Michael Schwendt wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 5 Feb 2018 13:38:32 -0500, Bill Shirley wrote:
>>
>>> What's the output of
>>> fdisk -l /dev/sdb
>>>
>>> Bill
>>
>> Note that fdisk would only show the partition type value, not the
>> actual fs.
>>
>> "parted /dev/sdb p" tries to detect the fs type.
>
> root@pegasus ~> parted /dev/sdb p
> Model: WD My Passport 25E1 (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sdb: 2000GB
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: gpt
> Disk Flags:
>
> Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
> 1 1049kB 2000GB 2000GB ntfs My Passport msftdata
>
As the FS appears to be ntfs rather than fat,
have you tried ntfslabel rather then fatlabel?
That works.
Thank you, and thanks to everyone who puzzled over this.
jon
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