quick usb formatter

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Package: quick-usb-formatter_0.4.95-0ubuntu1~ppa1_amd64.deb
Release: Raring - alpha2
Tested formats: fat32, ntfs, ext2

Short test - tried only once.


Fat32

Seems to work.





Konsole output:

**** FORMATTING AS FAT 32 
EXEC COMMAND :  "mkdosfs" , ARGS:  ("-n", "FAT32", "-v", "/dev/sdd1") 
Debug message from helper: Umounting device :  "/dev/sdd1" 
Debug message from helper: Executing:  "mkdosfs" ("-n", "FAT32", "-v", "/dev/sdd1") 
Debug message from helper: "mkdosfs 3.0.14 (23 Jan 2023)
Auto-selecting FAT32 for large filesystem
/dev/sdd1 has 125 heads and 62 sectors per track,
logical sector size is 512,
using 0xf8 media descriptor, with 7887852 sectors;
file system has 2 32-bit FATs and 8 sectors per cluster.
FAT size is 7688 sectors, and provides 984055 clusters.
There are 32 reserved sectors.
Volume ID is b743db70, volume label FAT32      .
" 
Debug message from helper: EXIT CODE :  0 
Debug message from helper: ERROR :  "Unknown error" 
Debug message from helper: Current Dir :  "/sbin" 
Debug message from helper: Current env :  ()

Ntfs

Doesn't work - Konsole output:

**** FORMATTING AS NTFS 
EXEC COMMAND :  "mkfs.ntfs" , ARGS:  ("-f", "-L", "ntfs", "-v", "/dev/sdd1") 
Debug message from helper: Umounting device :  "/dev/sdd1" 
Debug message from helper: Executing:  "mkfs.ntfs" ("-f", "-L", "ntfs", "-v", "/dev/sdd1") 
Debug message from helper: "" 
Debug message from helper: EXIT CODE :  0 
Debug message from helper: ERROR :  "No such file or directory" 
Debug message from helper: Current Dir :  "/sbin" 
Debug message from helper: Current env :  ()

Note - the available format options, at here, with the KDE partiton manager.




--Edit---

A bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...g/+bug/1148541

Linking: /sbin/mkfs.ntfs -> /sbin/mkntfs

Then the format is working...



--Edit---


Ext2

Doesn't work - Konsole output:

**** FORMATTING AS EXT2 
EXEC COMMAND :  "mke2fs" , ARGS:  ("-t", "ext2", "-L", "ext2", "-v", "/dev/sdd1") 
Debug message from helper: Umounting device :  "/dev/sdd1" 
Debug message from helper: Executing:  "mke2fs" ("-t", "ext2", "-L", "ext2", "-v", "/dev/sdd1") 
"Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken." 
Debug message from helper: "fs_types for mke2fs.conf resolution: 'ext2'
Filesystem label=ext2
OS type: Linux
Block size=4096 (log=2)
Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
246512 inodes, 985981 blocks
49299 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
Maximum filesystem blocks=1010827264
31 block groups
32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
7952 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks: 
        32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736

Allocating group tables: done                            
Writing inode tables: done                            
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: "    
Debug message from helper: EXIT CODE :  0 
Debug message from helper: ERROR :  "Process operation timed out" 
Debug message from helper: Current Dir :  "/sbin" 
Debug message from helper: Current env :  () 
Warning from helper: QProcess: Destroyed while process is still running.

-> There is no format after the use of the quick usb format.



but the KDE Partition manager can fix it.

[vinnywright]

OK DL'd the quick-usb-formatter_0.4.95-0ubuntu1~ppa2_i386.deb from https://launchpad.net/~claydoh/+archive/utils/+packages installed with qapt then tested @hear on Kubuntu-12.10_i386_KDE-4.10.00,,

1-chose NTFS it thrugh up an error about dbus and helper app not returning a signal ,,,,,,BUT it did work as both parted

Model: SanDisk Cruzer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 16.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 16.0GB 16.0GB primary ntfs

and the KDE partition manager show it as good .

2-chose ext4 same as above it threw up the same error but

Model: SanDisk Cruzer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 16.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 16.0GB 16.0GB primary ext4

3-chose fat32 this time no error and

Model: SanDisk Cruzer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 16.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 16.0GB 16.0GB primary fat32

so I guess it's good

VINNY

[michal.kvasnicka]

Ok testers needed

https://launchpad.net/~claydoh/+archive/utils

on kubuntu 12.04.2 64bit: fat32, ntfs work without problems and ext2 with some unreproducible problems (mount/unmount). I did not test ext3 and ext4 so far.

[michal.kvasnicka]

Any progress?

[claydoh]

Um, no I just packaged the code as provided. I am not a programmer. And time, which I have little of these past weeks

[michal.kvasnicka]

Um, no I just packaged the code as provided. I am not a programmer. And time, which I have little of these past weeks

Yes, I understand... I am not programmer, too. So, we wait for anybody who will be able to finish this job

[michal.kvasnicka]

Um, no I just packaged the code as provided. I am not a programmer. And time, which I have little of these past weeks

Release 0.5!!! See: http://gitorious.org/chakra/quick-usb-formatter

Could be possible to to re-built this package and put here? Or better to the Kubuntu repos?

[claydoh]

Release 0.5!!! See: http://gitorious.org/chakra/quick-usb-formatter

Could be possible to to re-built this package and put here? Or better to the Kubuntu repos?

Yes, I will put that in my ppa when I can get to it. Getting it into the regular Ubuntu repos would be a bit harder

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[claydoh]

Release 0.5!!! See: http://gitorious.org/chakra/quick-usb-formatter

Could be possible to to re-built this package and put here? Or better to the Kubuntu repos?

Hmm that is the exact code I used to make my package. There have been no commits since November.
I used a versioning number that was less than 5 but higher than 4.1.x, I am guessing that Suse just grabbed the git code as I did, but have it labeled 0.5.

[michal.kvasnicka]

Hmm that is the exact code I used to make my package. There have been no commits since November.
I used a versioning number that was less than 5 but higher than 4.1.x, I am guessing that Suse just grabbed the git code as I did, but have it labeled 0.5.

Yes ... you are right ... I just check out the source code, too.