On Tue, Feb 01, 2011 at 08:28:01PM +0200, TK wrote: > > Assertion (head_size <= 63) at ../../../libparted/labels/dos.c:662 in > function > probe_partition_for_geom() failed.
> DRIVE 2 (factory settings) > > sudo fdisk -l -u /dev/sdg > > Disk /dev/sdg: 4007 MB, 4007657472 bytes > 86 heads, 22 sectors/track, 4137 cylinders, total 7827456 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 > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdg1 8064 7827455 3909696 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) > re-formatting the device will solve this. The problem is that you cannot have > 63 heads, but some flash drives appear to have factory formats that break this rule. -- Brian C. Lane | Anaconda Team | IRC: bcl #anaconda | Port Orchard, WA (PST8PDT)
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