[finnix] Finnix-Thumbdrive is not working

[fred]

The script is just a series of commands.  So you could run each command to
build your bootable usb drive by hand.  It's my understanding that the
optimal size (probably because that was the size most common when the tools
were written) is 1 gig.  When you have different sizes you have to figure
out new drive geometry, specify different sectors etc.

On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 1:17 AM, tru knowledge <tknowledge1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good day,I am new to the mailing list, i have checked the forums,the
> blog, and have searched for any similar postings before i resort to
> desperation and send this email. I have tried 90 as well as 91.1 with a
> variety of brands of flashdrives (PNY, Cruzer, Lexar) and a variety of
> sizes (256 mb, 512mb, 1 gig, 2 gig, 4 gig) , and atm, with the latest
> version of finnix (91.1) it says in the features snippet that
> finnix-thumbdrive now works... So the day after it came out, I rushed to
> download it, and boot it. When i was using a new 4 gig cruzer (u3)
> enabled flashdrive bought for the purpose, i used man finnix-thumbdrive,
> and used the -l option for large drives as it told me to.. It formats
> the flashdrive (/dev/sdb1 , and therefore mounted as /mnt/sdb1
> respectively, and then it starts loading dots saying that it is "waiting
> for the partition table to become active" those dots go on for hours...
> have tried on no less than 6 different machines, intel and amd based..
> the dots continue... other flags (such as not using the -l switch, or
> using the -p switch after signalling an EOF (ctrl d) immediately after
> the formatting is done to perhaps bypass the bug.. have also tried
> taking the flashdrive out and putting it back in in the hopes that such
> an act would also "make the partition table active" .. any ideas? or
> have i failed to try something? or is the script inoperable currenttly?
> Is there anyone with whom the script has proved successful?
>
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