About a year back i bought a USB from Asda that of which the manufacture is unknown. i made it a bootable USB for kali linux and done the install to a separate USB. i decide to format it as i could use it for other things, so i use admin EaseUS to wipe it, while later it fails so i unplug it an plug it back in. Next thing i know i try to open it in files and it says "Please insert disk" ive had a look in disk management it comes up as:  "  Disk 1 Removable (E:)  No media  "    By this point i don't know what do do so... can u guys help?
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I have a USB flash drive which is no longer recognized by my computer. Windows Disk Management and DiskPart report No Media with no storage space (0 bytes) on the drive and I cannot partition or format the drive:     If the drive appears in Windows Explorer, trying to access it returns an error message indicating that there is no disk inserted, such as the following:     Please insert a disk into drive X:.   Various disk partitioning and data recovery utilities don't recognize the drive or only give a generic name for the drive and cannot access the contents of the drive.  What can I do? How do I recover data from the drive?     This question comes up often and the answers are usually the same. This post is meant to provide a definitive, canonical answer for this problem. Feel free to edit the answer to add additional details.
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I did the dd method and it wrote the iso to the USB drive, but I'm not sure that's all I have to do because it is Windows and may not have GRUB and I'm not sure so I'm asking the experts.   winusb does not work for Windows 10 so this is different from earlier questions.
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I was on my way installing windows 7 alongside linux installation that was scattered over 3 partitions, namely: root, home and additional big partition for data files. I was trying to install windows on 4th a non mbr empty partition that was specifically created for windows. When I booted from windows 7 DVD, I used "shift+F10" command to enter a command line interface and used "diskpart" app. While going through the disk partitions and selecting the empty volume I typed "clean" thinking that it would erase ONLY the selected volume, but instead the whole hdd drive was removed of its partitions. I could barely stand because the information on those non empty linux partitions is irreplaceable and worth months of work.  What should I do to get my data back guys? I have 2 usb sticks, 2 external hdds, another windows laptop and internet connection.
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I have a problem I have had before. When I create a USB drive to install Ubuntu 12.04 using startup disk creator, it won't work. It doesn't give me any errors, but when I restart the PC to boot into the USB drive (settings are correct in BIOS), I get the option to: 1) Try Live CD 2) Install Ubuntu 12.04 3) Check the disk  I choose option 2 and after that, nothing happens, just black screen no matter how long I wait.  I tried creating the USB using unetbootin, on both Ubuntu 11.10 and Windows 7, but same issue.  I have had this problem installing Ubuntu 11.10 too, but it was solved by creating the USB drive in Linux Mint. But I don't have Mint installed now, so I hope someone knows what the problem could be. Thanks in advance!
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Problem statement: I have an external USB drive that won't mount.   Context:   I neither have nor desire access to MS Windows.  See 1.  External USB drive is NTFS formated. There is no RAID. I've been a Linux user for many years and am not afraid of the CLI.  I would rather not wipe it and start from scratch but it isn't critical if I can't avoid it.    Error looks like:  Error mounting /dev/sdc1 at /media/dude/External HD: Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid,uid=1000,gid=1000" "/dev/sdc1" "/media/dude/External HD"' exited with non-zero exit status 13: $MFTMirr does not match $MFT (record 0). Failed to mount '/dev/sdc1': Input/output error NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot into Windows twice. The usage of the /f parameter is very important! If the device is a SoftRAID/FakeRAID then first activate it and mount a different device under the /dev/mapper/ directory, (e.g. /dev/mapper/nvidia_eahaabcc1). Please see the 'dmraid' documentation for more details.  (udisks-error-quark, 0)
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The reason that I cannot use a usb or cd is because the 'xHCL Compliant Host Controller' is not working on my laptop. I have tried every methods I could find, even resetting my laptop to factory settings as a last resort. But, to reset my laptop, I got rid of my Ubuntu partition and I've been looking for a solution to get it back. I have tried Unetbootin as I've seen recommended online, but I get this error from the Windows boot manager while trying to boot using unetbootin: note: i was trying to install ubuntu 20.04 on my disk using ubuntu, as shown here: . However this was to dual boot with Windows 7, and I have Windows 10 so maybe that is the problem? Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. to fix the problem:      1. Insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer.   2. Choose your language settings, and then click &quot;Next.&quot;   3. Click &quot;Repair your computer.&quot;  If you do not have this disk, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.      Files: \ubnldr.mbr          Status: 0xc000007b      Info: The application or operating system couldn't be loaded because a required file is missing or            contains errors   If anyone knows whether it is feasible to install ubuntu on my laptop without a USB or DVD, or if you have any ideas on how to make it work, let me know! my laptop: ASUS UX330UAK Windows version: 10.0.18363 Build 18363 BIOS mode: UEFI Let me know what other information is needed! NOTE: I see a lot of discussions about this topic where people just say &quot;just use a USB&quot; but that is NOT possible in my case, and I can't use a DVD either (I don't have a slot for it). Similarly, SD cards also do not work. I am not looking for a solution to fix my USB driver (or whatever it is that isn't working) since I spent two days in the guts of google trying all the different solutions, I doubt there is a solution I haven't tried. Sending my laptop to the manufacturer is not an option as I need it everyday for classes and work.
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I was trying to put the  onto a thumb drive, when I was asked if I was OK with wiping it (I said yes I as it was blank).  I had to sleep my computer during the wiping, and now I can't do anything with my dive.  When I put it into my computer:    When I click format disk:    In short, the disk never reformats (I get an error message letting me know that Windows was unable to format the drive).  Whats going on, and how do I fix it?
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I had Ubuntu 12.04 Beta installed on my computer. When 12.04 was finally released, I made a bootable USB Flash Drive using Startup Disk Creator.  Then I decided to check if this drive works properly and to reinstall the system on my desktop. I must add, my desktop behaves a bit strange when it comes to bootable USB's, it recognizes them as HDD.  In BIOS I changed priority of boot so USB Flash Drive (recognized as HDD) was first. Successfully booted, I installed Ubuntu. Everything worked fine, but...  Now I cannot boot from my real HDD. Every time I want to boot, I put the USB Flash Drive into my computer, boot, safely remove it and everything works.  What do I need to do to repair boot?
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I followed this commandline method() — since ubuntu studio was different from original ubuntu, and the options were not available in GUI version —to format a USB stick, but I hadn't read after the part that required me to wait, and as a result my USB stick doesn't operate now. However, when I do plug it in, lsblk, shows that my USB is connect, however it's inoperable.     How can i recover my USB stick?
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What's the best way of placing a bootable ISO on a USB drive, such that the drive is bootable? ISOs such as a live Linux preview disk, Windows installation ISO, etc.
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Is there a way to mount back a USB stick that is once ejected, without physically detaching it and then plugging it in?  It was a live-usb of Linux Mint 14 in it, if it helps.
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I just bought a new config ( ASUS p8z68-v lx, i5-2500k + ram and new graphic card ). Coming back and installing it in my old computer, I just saw that my DVD player was on IDE (yup…).  So, I needed to install windows 7 64bits from my usb key. Fine, I made my usb key bootable and copy the official DVD on it (the same version that was on my old computer), set BIOS to boot on it first and started the computer up.  It worked fine until it asks me for cd/dvd drivers (which is funny since, I do it via USB because I can't plug in my DVD player :D) I have 3 SATA HDD plugged in and that's it.  I made a small google search and found that it could be SATA or RAID drivers. Fine, I took another USB KEY and put all my motherboard drivers on it (from the CD sold with the MB) and none of those drivers seemed to work. I tried downloading new drivers from ASUS website and same effect.  Any idea but no "buy a new DVD player", I'm now broke for the month :) ?
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I am trying to install linux on my laptop, a Toshiba Satellite C6550-S5200. I did it once but something happened so I removed it then I had to destroy all data on hard drive so now I have nothing on it. Well I got a iso file burned to a CD and to a flash drive. With the flash drive I get.   SYSLINUX 4.06 EDD 4.06-pre7 Copyright (C) 1994-2012 H. Peter Anvin et al  With the CD it will start booting it but somewhere loading it up, the dots turn all orange and stay that way and my CD drive turns quiet.  Oh and some more info the images work because I tried loading them up on another pc and it worked just fine.  I manage to get the CD to boot I just had to let me pc boot up first then insert the CD and have it boot the CD then. Once I get done installing ubuntu it works fine but I have to leave the PC on 24/7 for if I turn it off the PC will freeze 5-10 seconds after booting back up no matter how I install it.
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I want to create a recovery flash drive. I have my 8 gb flash drive[Kingston data traveller] with me. I also have the required .iso files for a>Ubuntu 13.10 b>Boot-repair disk c>AVG Rescue CD  I Wish to create 4 partitions(3 for each bootable .iso and one for data storage. Also, I want a way in which I can select which OS to boot each time I boot from USB.   So, is there a way to install GRUB on USB as well as the three other live distros? And how to create such a setup?
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Is it possible to boot a Toshiba Tecra A2 from a USB flash drive?  BIOS shows no boot option for USB. I haven't yet found any way to do it, but I might be missing some option.
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I can't boot via USB after installing Ubuntu.   Yes, the BIOS lists USB, but it is disabled.  Yes, USB is at the top of the boot priority in the BIOS, but it is disabled.  Yes, user Da1T, I'm looking in the BIOS.   Burning an image to disc is a waste of time and money.
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When I was installing Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit on my new PC from a flash drive since the only computers I have do not have disk drives, I ran into a problem.  After the ASUS logo when switching on the PC, and pressing F8 to select the USB flash drive, there was the options thing as normal that allows me to select to either boot form the flash drive or install on the HDD, when I do either of these, there is a bunch of text on a black background, as I would expect, but after a few seconds the screen goes blank and the monitor says No signal.  I have previously installed Ubuntu with a flash drive to fix issues caused my Windows and ran into no problems.  Is it a problem with the pen drive I am using? Or maybe a problem with the system? I tried it in my USB 3.0 ports at the back and the USB 2.0 ones as well.  My Specs are:   &nbsp;&nbsp;AMD Phenom II x4 965BE &nbsp;&nbsp;ASUS AMD Radeon HD 6670 &nbsp;&nbsp;ASUS M5-L75 USB3 (typing this from memory, it's an AM3+ ASUS board with USB3.0 in the AMD700 chipet or something) &nbsp;&nbsp;Corsair XMS3 DDR3 4GB(2x2GB) 1333MHz RAM    I ran the memtest program on the flash drive as well, and it came out clean.