USB help

[tokyo08]

when i plugged my USB into the computer, it worked on Linux, but when i shift to Microsoft, on another computer, it is not working and it says it does not recognize the device, is it the computer and the drivers, or is it something with the Linux?

[d4m1r]

Are you talking about a USB memory stick? Did you format it under linux?

If so, what kind of filesystem did you format it into?

[tokyo08]

i tried to, and it worked, then i go to microsoft,it doesnt, do i have to reformat it?

[tgalati4]

If you formatted it under linux, it either put on ext2, ext3, or ext4 and Windows won't be able to read it--without loading extra stuff to support ext file systems. If you formatted it as FAT32, it's possible that the Cylinder, Head, Sector count got messed up. USB and SD cards need a specific CHS count to function properly. Back up your data under Linux and then reformat in Windows. Then the drive should be OK for both systems. Write down the CHS count for future reference.

[tokyo08]

ok! you solved mai problem!

[mörgæs]

Good, then please mark the thread 'solved' using 'thread tools'.

[tokyo08]

thanks for telling me how...i didnt know