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From: Doug Jantzer on 7 Jul 2010 17:54
In article <070720101443568465%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>,
nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <doug-F1D151.14425807072010(a)news.astraweb.com>, Doug Jantzer
> <doug(a)gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
> > Disk Utility fails when it tries to format the disk to HFS+ (journaled
> > or not).
>
> sounds like it's defective.



Two in a row?

I guess that's possible.
From: Malcolm on 7 Jul 2010 19:23
On 2010-07-07 17:42:58 -0400, Doug Jantzer said:

> In article
> <bite.me-02AECA.07510907072010@[74.209.136.95.rev.gaoland.net]>,
> None of your business <bite.me(a)go.away.now> wrote:
>
>> In article <doug-2F7A4D.21485206072010(a)news.astraweb.com>,
>> Doug Jantzer <doug(a)gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> I want to send about 20 GBs of .PDFs to some one.
>>> They are mostly about 500-700 MBs with a few between
>>> 1 and 1.5 GBs. i purchased a no-name 32 GB thumb drive
>>> off eBay, and it stopped copying at just under 3 GBs,
>>> ejecting the disk with a message that it had been
>>> improperly dismounted.
>>>
>>> The Finder can�t complete the operation because some data in �5
>>> (13201-13700) b� can�t be read or written.
>>> (Error code -36)
>>>
>>> I figured it was a crappy disk. I sent it back and they
>>> refunded my money.
>>>
>>> I then ordered a Kingston brand 32 GB drive... and it is
>>> doing the same thing.
>>>
>>> Is there a problem on my end?
>>>
>>> the disk is formatted MS-DOS (FAT32).
>>> Does that make a difference?
>>
>> Oh, yes.
>>
>>> Should I try reformatting it?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> FAT32 has problems with large files. Reformat it NTFS or HFS+ and you
>> should have no further problems. For NTFS on a Mac you'd have to install
>> a 3rd-party file system extension such as the (free) NTFS-3G or the (not
>> free) Paragon MacNTFS.
>
> Disk Utility fails when it tries to format the disk to HFS+ (journaled
> or not).
>
> Now what... send it back too?
> Perhaps get a couple of 16 GBs?

Insert the drive in the Mac and start Disk Utility (Utilities folder).
Select the drive in the left column. Be sure to select the drive (all
the way to the left) not a volume (indented below the drive name).
Select the "Partition" tab.
Set "Volume Scheme" to "1 Partition" (not "Current" even if it's
already one partition).
Click the "Options" button.
Select "GUID".
Click the "OK" button.
Enter a volume name.
Set "Format" to "Mac Extended (Journaled)".
Click the "Apply" button.




From: Doug Jantzer on 7 Jul 2010 21:08
In article <2010070719230416807-malcolm(a)invalid>,
Malcolm <malcolm(a)invalid> wrote:

> On 2010-07-07 17:42:58 -0400, Doug Jantzer said:
>
> > In article
> > <bite.me-02AECA.07510907072010@[74.209.136.95.rev.gaoland.net]>,
> > None of your business <bite.me(a)go.away.now> wrote:
> >
> >> In article <doug-2F7A4D.21485206072010(a)news.astraweb.com>,
> >> Doug Jantzer <doug(a)gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I want to send about 20 GBs of .PDFs to some one.
> >>> They are mostly about 500-700 MBs with a few between
> >>> 1 and 1.5 GBs. i purchased a no-name 32 GB thumb drive
> >>> off eBay, and it stopped copying at just under 3 GBs,
> >>> ejecting the disk with a message that it had been
> >>> improperly dismounted.
> >>>
> >>> The Finder can�t complete the operation because some data in �5
> >>> (13201-13700) b� can�t be read or written.
> >>> (Error code -36)
> >>>
> >>> I figured it was a crappy disk. I sent it back and they
> >>> refunded my money.
> >>>
> >>> I then ordered a Kingston brand 32 GB drive... and it is
> >>> doing the same thing.
> >>>
> >>> Is there a problem on my end?
> >>>
> >>> the disk is formatted MS-DOS (FAT32).
> >>> Does that make a difference?
> >>


> Insert the drive in the Mac and start Disk Utility (Utilities folder).
> Select the drive in the left column. Be sure to select the drive (all
> the way to the left) not a volume (indented below the drive name).
> Select the "Partition" tab.
> Set "Volume Scheme" to "1 Partition" (not "Current" even if it's
> already one partition).
> Click the "Options" button.
> Select "GUID".
> Click the "OK" button.
> Enter a volume name.
> Set "Format" to "Mac Extended (Journaled)".
> Click the "Apply" button.

Partition failed
Partition failed with the error:
File system formatter failed
From: Malcolm on 7 Jul 2010 21:34
On 2010-07-07 21:08:41 -0400, Doug Jantzer said:

> In article <2010070719230416807-malcolm(a)invalid>,
> Malcolm <malcolm(a)invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 2010-07-07 17:42:58 -0400, Doug Jantzer said:
>>
>>> In article
>>> <bite.me-02AECA.07510907072010@[74.209.136.95.rev.gaoland.net]>,
>>> None of your business <bite.me(a)go.away.now> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <doug-2F7A4D.21485206072010(a)news.astraweb.com>,
>>>> Doug Jantzer <doug(a)gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I want to send about 20 GBs of .PDFs to some one.
>>>>> They are mostly about 500-700 MBs with a few between
>>>>> 1 and 1.5 GBs. i purchased a no-name 32 GB thumb drive
>>>>> off eBay, and it stopped copying at just under 3 GBs,
>>>>> ejecting the disk with a message that it had been
>>>>> improperly dismounted.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Finder can�t complete the operation because some data in �5
>>>>> (13201-13700) b� can�t be read or written.
>>>>> (Error code -36)
>>>>>
>>>>> I figured it was a crappy disk. I sent it back and they
>>>>> refunded my money.
>>>>>
>>>>> I then ordered a Kingston brand 32 GB drive... and it is
>>>>> doing the same thing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a problem on my end?
>>>>>
>>>>> the disk is formatted MS-DOS (FAT32).
>>>>> Does that make a difference?
>>>>
>
>
>> Insert the drive in the Mac and start Disk Utility (Utilities folder).
>> Select the drive in the left column. Be sure to select the drive (all
>> the way to the left) not a volume (indented below the drive name).
>> Select the "Partition" tab.
>> Set "Volume Scheme" to "1 Partition" (not "Current" even if it's
>> already one partition).
>> Click the "Options" button.
>> Select "GUID".
>> Click the "OK" button.
>> Enter a volume name.
>> Set "Format" to "Mac Extended (Journaled)".
>> Click the "Apply" button.
>
> Partition failed
> Partition failed with the error:
> File system formatter failed

Make sure you are using a USB port on the computer, not a port on a keyboard.

Some USB memory sticks have a locked U3 partition that prevents
reformatting via Disk Utility There is a utility to remove it:
<http://communities.sandisk.com/sandisk/board/message?board.id=u3&thread.id=1066>


From: Doug Jantzer on 7 Jul 2010 21:48
In article <2010070721341716807-malcolm(a)invalid>,
Malcolm <malcolm(a)invalid> wrote:
> >> Insert the drive in the Mac and start Disk Utility (Utilities folder).
> >> Select the drive in the left column. Be sure to select the drive (all
> >> the way to the left) not a volume (indented below the drive name).
> >> Select the "Partition" tab.
> >> Set "Volume Scheme" to "1 Partition" (not "Current" even if it's
> >> already one partition).
> >> Click the "Options" button.
> >> Select "GUID".
> >> Click the "OK" button.
> >> Enter a volume name.
> >> Set "Format" to "Mac Extended (Journaled)".
> >> Click the "Apply" button.
> >
> > Partition failed
> > Partition failed with the error:
> > File system formatter failed
>
> Make sure you are using a USB port on the computer, not a port on a keyboard.
>
> Some USB memory sticks have a locked U3 partition that prevents
> reformatting via Disk Utility There is a utility to remove it:
> <http://communities.sandisk.com/sandisk/board/message?board.id=u3&thread.id=10
> 66>

I just tried partitioning, erasing, and copying files to a 16 GB drive I
had around. Everything worked fine. Maybe I was just very unluckey and
got 2 bad drives.

What do you think?

Of course I could use a 16 and an 8 GB drive instead of a 32. I only
need a little over 20 GBs.
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