some of these usb sticks come with a piece of software that will set them back to being normal usb sticks without hidden cdroms
j...@bitminer.ca [j...@bitminer.ca] wrote: > I have an Iomega Prestige 1TB disk, "USB 3.0 up to 5Gbit/s", > > OpenBSD 4.9 (GENERIC.MP) #794: Wed Mar 2 07:19:02 MST 2011 > dera...@i386.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.MP > ...<snip>... > Dec 17 09:53:54 len /bsd: port 2 configuration 1 interface 0 "iomega > LDHD-UP3" > rev 2.10/0.04 addr 4 > Dec 17 09:53:54 len /bsd: umass0: using SCSI over Bulk-Only > Dec 17 09:53:54 len /bsd: scsibus2 at umass0: 2 targets, initiator 0 > Dec 17 09:53:54 len /bsd: sd1 at scsibus2 targ 1 lun 0: <OEM, Ext Hard > Disk, 0000> SCSI3 0/direct fixed > Dec 17 09:53:54 len /bsd: sd1: 953169MB, 4096 bytes/sec, 244011446 sec total > Dec 17 09:53:54 len /bsd: cd1 at scsibus2 targ 1 lun 1: <Virtual, CDROM, > > SCSI0 5/cdrom fixed > > (which of course has the built-in CD-ROM emulator containing Windows > backup software.) > > The sectors are definitely 4k bytes. How can I re-partition it given that > fdisk won't adjust the MBR? > > # fdisk -e sd1 > Unable to read MBR > > (DOS partitions, not disklabel partitions. disklabel works just fine.) > > thanks > > --John -- There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games. - E. Hemingway
