Cannot mount usb once i make it a liveusb

powerOfSilence · 2017-10-15 03:38:25

I've been going through usbs recently like plastic forks, using them once before corrupting them somehow. I made a liveusb to install arch on a desktop, and then put my usb away for a few weeks. Now when i wanted to make a new liveusb, i try to mount the usb on my computer so i can write a new iso to it. However it isn't showing in lsblk only in lsusb. Here are the outputs:

lsusb -v -s 001:015

Bus 001 Device 015: ID 0930:6545 Toshiba Corp. Kingston DataTraveler 102/2.0 / HEMA Flash Drive 2 GB / PNY Attache 4GB Stick
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x0930 Toshiba Corp.
  idProduct          0x6545 Kingston DataTraveler 102/2.0 / HEMA Flash Drive 2 GB / PNY Attache 4GB Stick
  bcdDevice            1.00
  iManufacturer           1         
  iProduct                2 USB Flash Memory
  iSerial                 3 00187D1174F1EE509000567B
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           32
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              200mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass         8 Mass Storage
      bInterfaceSubClass      6 SCSI
      bInterfaceProtocol     80 Bulk-Only
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength                10
  bDescriptorType         6
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      1
can't get debug descriptor: Resource temporarily unavailable
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

Then here is my lsblk, where sda is my computer. The usb should show as sdb

lsblk

NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda      8:0    0 465.8G  0 disk 
├─sda1   8:1    0 228.9G  0 part /
├─sda2   8:2    0     8G  0 part [SWAP]
└─sda3   8:3    0 228.9G  0 part /home

I have been using rufus to create window liveusbs and dd to create linux liveusbs.
Is there any way to force a usb to become recognizable to mount?

Last edited by powerOfSilence (2017-10-15 03:39:33)

trytipARCH · 2017-10-15 04:19:19

use mintstick from AUR or rosa image writer http://wiki.rosalab.ru/en/index.php/ROS … take_it.3F to create your bootable usb or to format

mintstick-git comes with formatter and writer. use the formatter to format a usb stick and writer to make a live distro
rosa image writer has the same make bootable live usb but also has a CLEAR option which deletes the bootsector and makes it so that gparted or gnome-disks will able to format

OR in gparted select your usb and under device tab, create partition table then you will be able to format

Last edited by trytipARCH (2017-10-15 04:25:12)

seth · 2017-10-15 07:26:33

@trytipARCH: While you neither need nor should mount a device to write an ISO, he doesn't get the block device to begin with.

@powerOfSilence:
"can't get debug descriptor: Resource temporarily unavailable" - bad line. Run "dmesg -w", plug the key and see what the kernel says about it. There'll certainly be some error messages.
Did you try the key on another system to confirm you didn't just simply kept it a bit too close to your fireplace? (that's unfortunately no joke ... ;-)

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#1 2017-10-15 03:38:25

Cannot mount usb once i make it a liveusb

#2 2017-10-15 04:19:19

Re: Cannot mount usb once i make it a liveusb

#3 2017-10-15 07:26:33

Re: Cannot mount usb once i make it a liveusb

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