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NeverForgotten · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:28 pm Post subject: Installation kills a USB ?

My friend wanted to have higher screen resolution on his ubuntu which is installed on a 8GB usb

So i told him to install his video drivers but than his usb wouldnt boot up giving him a kernel sync error

We formatted and tried to reinstall ubuntu but it wont boot up anymore

Is it possible to kill a usb from a video driver installation ?

I am kind of getting blamed for this and have no idea how a installation can kill a usb

iTz SWAT · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject:

If it has been formatted, then everything has been completely wiped off it.
I don't think it's the driver's fault. I think you should try re-installing Ubuntu on the USB. http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

NeverForgotten · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:33 pm Post subject:

I tried exactly that
but we get Grub Loading... when it starts up and it just stops there

Do you think a video card driver could put a usb to total fault ?

kls85 · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:04 pm Post subject:

So you are helping out and you're getting the blame? Is your friend that fuckin stupid? Does he also blame his mom for his underwear having large brown spots because she forgot to tell him to wipe his ass after he takes a shit?

I doubt it's the video card driver and I doubt it's you who kill his USB drive.
Plug the usb drive to another system and see if it works. If yes then tell him to own you $5 million for the developing of a neurological break down.

iTz SWAT · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:01 pm Post subject:

NeverForgotten · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:03 pm Post subject:

iTz SWAT · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:07 pm Post subject:

I don't understand, installing drivers on a USB. It's the same as copying files into a USB. Once the USB is formatted, the files are gone.
I highly doubt it's the driver.

NeverForgotten · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:20 pm Post subject:

iTz SWAT · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:24 pm Post subject:

Link him to this thread. Ask him has he recently dropped it, or pulled it out to has possibly breaking pins.

NeverForgotten · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:34 pm Post subject:

Hero · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject:

Reset the Human interface device for the USB. Its in device manager.

Karakawe · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:03 am Post subject:

You're in a CS class and he thinks that a file copy blew out his USB drive? Bop him on the head with something. I'm sure that if it wasn't hardware the format (and whatever your teacher would be able to do under Linux) would have brought him back a working system. Just curious, how did you install the driver? And for what hardware?

NeverForgotten · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:08 am Post subject:

iTz SWAT · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:10 am Post subject:

Karakawe · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:50 am Post subject:

It's a coincidence, but not worth losing a friend over if he doesn't want to believe you. That Patriot 16GB drive is $42 on Newegg right now, maybe get him a Christmas present early.