ZaraByte Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I'm sure you guys are about to see this quest for the 100th time already so here it gos again.... Using a 4 GB Cruzer Fit USB Stick no idea whats up with this. Anyone know the fix for this and im also curious to know if i will have to redo all this after the power is off on the pineapple the next time i use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Do not format the partitions with ext4. For your main storage, I would suggest ext2, and dont even format the second partition, that's what mkswap is for. Not to mention, /dev/sda2 is what your computer reads it as, doesn't mean that's what it is for the pineapple ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crepsidro Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 The worst problem with usb storage i encountered, is that my usb stick getting enumerated as sda in 50% of boots and as sdb in other 50%... How can i fix this? This is always same setup with powered 3-port hub ('classic') and anker 12v power to mk4. This is the last hurdle for me before getting some use out of mk4 as a remote dropbox.I sometimes need to issue reboot command via ssh tunnel, but i am not sure if it will boot up with sda (mapped in /etc/config/fstab) or as sdb... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fira Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) the picture says sdb1 not sda1 cant you Issue "mkswap /dev/sdb2" Edited October 27, 2013 by Fira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fira Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Do not format the partitions with ext4. For your main storage, I would suggest ext2, and dont even format the second partition, that's what mkswap is for. Not to mention, /dev/sda2 is what your computer reads it as, doesn't mean that's what it is for the pineapple ;). this is interesting. The guides I saw said both should be formatted to ext4. is there a reason it is better to use ext2 instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crepsidro Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Known bug (but ignored). External usb storage will get enumerated as sda OR sdb unpredictably.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebkinne Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Known bug (but ignored). External usb storage will get enumerated as sda OR sdb unpredictably.... Isn't in our bugtracker.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crepsidro Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Any ideas how to fix/force it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebkinne Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 The quickest fix is uuid for the normal users Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crepsidro Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 You mean mount by uuid, not /dev/sd*? Hmm. Does openwrt have all the tools to make uuids etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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