[BugReport] Error "Failed to write File" to RubberDucky sdcard

[09Sparky]

Hello,

For some reason I cannot write to my new RubberDucky on the SD card. I get an error "Failed to write hex file"

I believe I followed all the steps and started with the most basic program "hello world"


REM Description: Hello World!
STRING Hello World
ENTER

then I downloaded the duckencoder.jar to a folder. Inside that folder I now have duckencoder.jar and hello world.txt

Then I type the command: (done as root/su) "java -jar duckencoder.jar -i helloworld.txt -o /media/USB/inject.bin


Then I get the error "Failed to write file"

Additionally, I have tried it in 3 (linux) computers now and keep getting Input/output errors.

I tried inserting another standard sdcard (one I had laying around), but it didn't work. It was recognized and allowed me to copy the inject.bin file, but once I transfered the card over to the device it did nothing. Now, I am new to the rubberducky and not sure if a new card can work, as it probably has special software installed, but if now than please advise also.

Thanks,

sparky

[no42]

Have you tried re-formatting the sdcard as FAT32?

[09Sparky]

I did NOT try re-formatting the original 256Mb sdcard, but I did my 2Gb card and it didn't work. Does the original sdcard have anything special installed?

[no42]

Nope.

Can you provide screen dumps of the following commands:

• dmesg
• mount
• [how the error is generated]

Can you also use spoiler tags, to make the page more readable when you provide these logs.

Thanks

Edited February 5, 2013 by midnitesnake

[09Sparky]

I actually just packaged it back up and sent it back for a replacement. I didn't want to mess around too much trying to fix a brand new product, as I imagine it should work out of the box. Once I get the new rubberducky, if I have the same issue (than its most likely me) I will report the output of those commands. Thank you very much for your assistance!

[09Sparky]

Well, I returned the first devices and received the second. It worked for awhile. At least it accepted code and I got green lights. however, after a few successful executions it went bad also. however, it looks like just the sdcard went bad. I tried formatting it, but it doesn't even seem to get recognized on my windows pc. I inserted a spare 2gb card (formatted fat) and it works. it seems odd to have two bad cards, etc in a row. Is there any way to fix this or is it trashed?

Output From the bad card:

dmesg output:
[369376.185133] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 16 using ehci_hcd
[369376.278228] scsi19 : usb-storage 1-1.1:1.0


mount output:

proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
rpc_pipefs on /run/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/XXXXXX/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=XXXXXXXXX)

Edited February 11, 2013 by midnitesnake

[no42]

Rest assured that the Ducky now sounds fine as you've seen red & green lights.

Im not sure whats going on with the sdcards? Maybe their a cheaper brand of cant stand the current cold weather? Sounds like duff sdcard if your other 2GB sdcard works.

Ive seen micro sdcards for under $3 http://www.amazon.com/512MB-Sandisk-MicroSD-TransFlash-Memory/dp/B000JI5K94/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360566811&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=micro+sdcard+512mb, might be worth the extra small investment.

Maybe we should start a list of cards that are reliable, and cards that appear to break down often?

Edit:

If the sdcard is recognised on linux you should have a /dev/sd*, but be careful as hard-drives have a similar assignment. You can normally confirm the assignment from dmesg log output.

Incase your not aware mkfs.vfat (or mkdosfs -F 32 depending on distro (package dosfstools)) can format fat32 volumes on linux.

Edited February 11, 2013 by midnitesnake

[09Sparky]

Yeah, my sd card is toast. Actually inserting it into the usb converter and leaving it in more than a few minutes gets extremely hot to the touch (almost fire hazard hot). Linux doesn't appear to recognize the card at all.

It may not be a bad idea to start a list of reliable cards, but It may just be coincidence/bad luck on my part. My 2Gb SanDisk MicroSD card still appears to be working well. I don't know what the brand is that comes with the USB Rubber Ducky other than Micro SD 256MB.