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USB bakcup device failed to mount; cannot proceed. #662

Open TheGuyForMysecret opened 1 month ago

TheGuyForMysecret commented 1 month ago

name of driver = easystore_2647 sudo crossystem hwid = OMNIGUL-FUQB D4B-D4E-16C-G36-J6A-A6P sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name = Omnigul

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MrChromebox commented 1 month ago

the script prompt says:

Enter the number for the device to be used for the firmware backup:

you're supposed to enter '1'

TheGuyForMysecret commented 1 month ago

the script prompt says:

Enter the number for the device to be used for the firmware backup:

you're supposed to enter '1'

@MrChromebox Still says the same thing for me.

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MrChromebox commented 1 month ago

as per the docs, the USB backup drive needs to be FAT32-formatted - the external USB HDD/SSD you have connected is almost certainly not. Do you not have a spare USB stick you can format and use?

TheGuyForMysecret commented 1 month ago

as per the docs, the USB backup drive needs to be FAT32-formatted - the external USB HDD/SSD you have connected is almost certainly not. Do you not have a spare USB stick you can format and use?

@MrChromebox My Drive is a FAT32

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MrChromebox commented 1 month ago

you have 2 drives plugged in? If not, you're formatting the 2nd partition, and the script can only use the first