Hi Tim, Andrew wrote: > Tim wrote: > > Number Start End Size Type File system Flags > > 1 32.3kB 1021MB 1021MB primary boot
You can avoid those awkward units, by getting it in bytes, with sudo parted /dev/sdd unit B print That then gives you a precise position and size should you need it. > > If I plug it into my Debian box, it does not mount After attempting to mount it, have a look at the end of dmesg(1)'s output for any information from the kernel filesystem modules about what they did or didn't like. > 'sudo file -s /dev/sdd*' works here to tell me that I have an x86 boot > sector on /dev/sdd and an ext4 filesystem on /dev/sdd1. Adding '-k' > shows more information. Also, look at its bytes, e.g. the first 16KiB with sudo hexdump -Cn $((1024 * 16)) /dev/sdd1 | less You might find it's a compressed file, inflated into the terminal's RAM on boot, where it's only then a filesystem image. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2015-04-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / Check if you're replying Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / to the list or the author