Author a USB key

A client is interested in authoring a USB key that would automatically load like a DVD when loaded into a computer or I suppose those new TV's with a USB input. My guess is that I would just take the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folder and copy it over to the USB stick. Now I've seen previous CD's & DVD's that include a dvd player program and load when inserted. Where can I get one of these programs to add to the USB key? How would I add this program to the key? Would computer programming be involved in such a task? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

1- Google autoplay and choose the application you like
2 - easy option; the computer you use to play the file will need a software player installed
or complicated option; you will need to script a run time application to detect if there is a suitable player installed and if not load a player on the computer.
note also that the user or a system administrator may have set to disallow auto play, in which case this procedure will not work for them

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Hello Everyone,
So I have a question about syncing my IPhone with my iTunes and voice memos. So here it goes:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4062
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Waiting 10 seconds for device /dev/sdc/
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/etc/fstab.conf
/dev/sdc1 /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/sdc2 / ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/sdc3 /home ext3 defaults 0 1
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# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux (USB)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sdc ro vga=773
initrd /kernel26.img
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Now I know distros-on-a-stick exist, but the idea would be to only have your home directory on your key, not the full OS. That way you wouldn't have to reboot, and you'd be pretty much architecture-agnostic, and mostly distro-independent.
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[SOLVED] Many modules are not loaded in the Arch USB key installation.

Hello!
I installed Arch Linux on my USB key. I did it few months ago and it worked, I had portable arch.
Yesterday I decided to make a fresh installation. Unfortunately after booting it from my USB key
most of the modules were not loaded. Because of that I couldn't start the X server and connect to
the internet (ethernet card was not detected).
Even after loading the module which corresponds to my ethernet card manually (modprobe e1000e) it was not
displayed in the lsmod list.
I though "maybe I screwed something up during the installation?". To find out I used GParted to copy
my OS partition (perfectly working Arch Linux installed on the hard drive) to the USB key. Of course I changed the UUID of the USB partition.
After booting it I was suprised because the situation did not change - modules that are loaded on my main system for some
reason were not loaded on it's exact copy placed on the USB key.
I have no idea why my portable OS is acting like this.
Commands below were executed on another PC so don't look for the e1000e module.
$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
ext4 474699 2
crc16 1367 1 ext4
mbcache 6082 1 ext4
jbd2 83440 1 ext4
usb_storage 48007 2
ata_generic 3378 0
pata_acpi 3395 0
hid_generic 1161 0
usbhid 40577 0
hid 90742 2 hid_generic,usbhid
sr_mod 14898 0
cdrom 34848 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 30821 3
pata_atiixp 4819 0
ehci_pci 4000 0
ohci_pci 4040 0
ohci_hcd 23905 1 ohci_pci
ehci_hcd 59252 1 ehci_pci
usbcore 180104 6 usb_storage,ohci_hcd,ohci_pci,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid
ahci 23056 0
libahci 21642 1 ahci
usb_common 1656 1 usbcore
libata 171112 5 ahci,pata_acpi,libahci,ata_generic,pata_atiixp
scsi_mod 130669 4 usb_storage,libata,sd_mod,sr_mod
nouveau 904702 0
button 4677 1 nouveau
video 11196 1 nouveau
mxm_wmi 1475 1 nouveau
wmi 8419 2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
i2c_algo_bit 5399 1 nouveau
drm_kms_helper 36254 1 nouveau
ttm 63507 1 nouveau
drm 238238 3 ttm,drm_kms_helper,nouveau
i2c_core 24164 4 drm,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,nouveau
$ ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
$ lspci #Just a fragment
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Motherboard
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
I/O ports at de00 [size=256]
Memory at fdaff000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
Memory at fdaf8000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fda00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
Capabilities: [ac] MSI-X: Enable- Count=4 Masked-
Capabilities: [cc] Vital Product Data
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 07-00-00-00-68-4c-e0-00
$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 331.38 (buildmeister@swio-display-x64-rhel04-15) Wed Jan 8 19:53:14 PST 2014
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[ 59.424]
X.Org X Server 1.15.0
Release Date: 2013-12-27
[ 59.424] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 59.424] Build Operating System: Linux 3.12.5-1-ARCH x86_64
[ 59.424] Current Operating System: Linux sanguine 3.12.7-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jan 12 13:09:09 CET 2014 x86_64
[ 59.425] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=2c39c1f9-de3e-4907-93dc-8b77422a07a1 rw
[ 59.425] Build Date: 09 January 2014 08:47:24AM
[ 59.425]
[ 59.425] Current version of pixman: 0.32.4
[ 59.425] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 59.425] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 59.425] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Feb 13 12:55:56 2014
[ 59.433] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 59.433] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 59.437] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[ 59.437] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[ 59.437] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[ 59.441] (**) | |-->Device "Device0"
[ 59.441] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[ 59.441] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[ 59.441] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 59.441] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 59.441] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[ 59.456] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[ 59.456] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 59.456] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
[ 59.456] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 59.457] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[ 59.457] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 59.457] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[ 59.457] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[ 59.457] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 59.457] (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[ 59.457] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF/
[ 59.457] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 59.457] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 59.457] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 59.457] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[ 59.457] (II) Loader magic: 0x804c80
[ 59.457] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 59.457] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 59.457] X.Org Video Driver: 15.0
[ 59.457] X.Org XInput driver : 20.0
[ 59.457] X.Org Server Extension : 8.0
[ 59.459] (--) PCI:*(0:1:5:0) 1002:796e:1458:d000 rev 0, Mem @ 0xd8000000/134217728, 0xfdfe0000/65536, 0xfde00000/1048576, I/O @ 0x0000ee00/256
[ 59.459] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[ 59.460] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 59.460] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 59.460] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 59.460] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 59.461] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 59.461] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 59.461] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 59.461] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 59.461] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 59.461] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
[ 59.461] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 59.461] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 59.461] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 59.461] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 59.463] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 59.466] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 59.468] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 59.470] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 59.472] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
[ 59.475] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
[ 59.477] Initializing built-in extension Present
[ 59.479] Initializing built-in extension DRI3
[ 59.481] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
[ 59.483] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
[ 59.485] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 59.487] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 59.490] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
[ 59.492] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
[ 59.494] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[ 59.494] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 59.502] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 60.382] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 60.388] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 60.388] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 60.388] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 331.38 Wed Jan 8 19:10:17 PST 2014
[ 60.401] Loading extension GLX
[ 60.401] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[ 60.401] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
[ 60.455] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
[ 60.455] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 60.455] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 60.462] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 331.38 Wed Jan 8 18:51:00 PST 2014
[ 60.462] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
[ 60.464] (++) using VT number 1
[ 60.464] (EE) No devices detected.
[ 60.464] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 60.464] (EE) no screens found(EE)
[ 60.464] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 60.464] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 60.465] (EE)
Last edited by Skitter (2014-02-16 20:57:21)

Please post the output of:
dmesg -c
modprobe e1000e
dmesg

BB Passport: After upgrading to 10.3.1, the USB key are not seen by the OS

Blackberry Passport:
After upgrading to 10.3.1 Any kind of USB key is not seen by the OS, even after restarting the operating system.
With original OS 10.3 could connect USB key to transfer my photos with file manager.
Any suggestions?

There a lot of issues being discovered by users doing the upgrade OTA or using Link. And they are varied. It's had to say whether your problem another of these issues or something else. Those I trust are recommending a clean OS install using an autoloader as so far there are not the same problems afterward.
You could try the autoloader route. Do a backup first. After the clean OS install, test before you do a restore and install app. If problem is gone, then you know the clean OS works. The next question will be if the problem returns when you restore or add apps.
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Can't send Mail since internet connection via USB key

I now access internet via a USB key and although I receive mail as normal into my Mac 'Mail' from my email account when on line, all mail I now try to send sits in the outbox with the following error message:
This message could not be delivered and will remain in your Outbox until it can be delivered.
5.7.1 service refused. Client host 80.10.46.95 blocked for spamming issues. Adresse IP source
80.10.46.95 bloquee pour incident de spam. Ref http://r.orange.fr/r/Oassistance_adresserejetee .
I presume since changing my way of connecting to the internet it has thrown up some server problem and I need to change something in my preferences on Mail...but what?
Any help would be appreciated as it's driving me mad!
Many thanks.

Hi Han71, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Start with these three, check SpamCop or SpamHaus to see if your IP is there...
http://spamcop.net/bl.shtml
http://www.spamhaus.org/lookup.lasso
http://www.spamhaus.org/zen/
Sometimes an ISP will bloc a whole other ISP too, if it's the source of too much SPAM.
Might also see this post by Gallomimia...
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9465359#9465359

Is there any way to retrive the data from my USB Key

Hello,
I have a usb key I have been using on a Win 7 desktop computer and a Mac Book Air to put in Data on a spread sheet.
I interchange to put in the data between the computer and my MBA without any problem.
I am today not able to open the usb memory key in either-Computer or the MAC Book Air.
Does that mean I have a coruppted USB memory key and the data lost for ever?
I have just put the USB memory key in my computer and it says File System CDFS.
I put it in MAC Book Air and it would not open either!!
Is there any way to access my data. I have no back up...

If the USB drive won't mount on either computer, it's probable that the drive has failed, in which case it's unlikely that you can recover any data from it. You can do a web search for something like "flash drive file recovery" and you'll find a number of utilities that purport to do file recovery, but all the utilities I'm familiar with require that the drive at least be mountable. There may be services that could attempt recovery, but they tend to be expensive.
The moral of the story is: never have only a single copy of a critical document, and if you must, never, never have your single copy only on a flash drive (or floppy, for those "old timers" who still use floppies).
Regards.

How can I configure a VM to boot from USB key in Virtual PC of Windows 7?

Hi all,
I want to boot up with a USB key to install a new VM on Windows 7. I heared that Microsoft Virtual PC begins to support USB device on Windows 7. How can i configure it? I don't find any virtual USB device in VM settings on my Windows 7 box.
Thanks for any help.
Scorprio
TechNet Software Assurance Managed Newsgroup MCTS: Windows Vista | Exchange Server 2007 MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician | Server & Enterprise Admin

Hi all,
I want to boot up with a USB key to install a new VM on Windows 7. I heared that Microsoft Virtual PC begins to support USB device on Windows 7. How can i configure it? I don't find any virtual USB device in VM settings on my Windows 7 box.
Thanks for any help.
Scorprio
TechNet Software Assurance Managed Newsgroup MCTS: Windows Vista | Exchange Server 2007 MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician | Server & Enterprise Admin
Virtual PC does not support USB. Windows 7 XP Mode Virtual Machine supports the use of USB devices. Virtual PC and Windows 7 XP Mode VM are not the same thing!

[SOLVED] Attempting to boot from USB key in UEFI mode

I am attempting to boot from a USB Key in UEFI mode to dual boot windows 8 and arch linux. I'm unsuccessful in getting the USB key to boot in UEFI mode.
I am following the guide on page: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Un … _Interface due to the fact that I am receiving error " No loader found. Configuration files in /loader/entries/*.conf are needed."
I am attempting to use the archiso media and have created refind.conf according to https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/31894#comment102233 in (USB)/EFI/boot/refind.conf
However, I'm stuck on the initial step from the wiki: Install refind-efi pkg. In the usb's filesystem, overwrite the file EFI/boot/bootx64.efi with /usr/lib/refind/refind_x64.efi.
My question is: How do I install the refind-efi package onto the USB key using an arch linux host machine and the USB plugged into the machine.
Last edited by tonysoprano (2013-02-13 04:09:56)

swordfish wrote:1. Might be possible, that the uefi integration is pretty bad. Have you already looked for an update of the uefi bios?
This is my thought, too. The "memory map has changed" message sounds like the firmware is messing with the way memory is laid out in the middle of the boot process. A firmware update, if available, is likely to be the best way to deal with this problem. If not, trying Fedora's patched GRUB Legacy and GRUB 2 are also worth doing; it's conceivable that one of them includes a workaround for the problem.
2. In your first posting you mention Windows 8 on this machine. Is W8 starting in uefi mode?
This is important, but if the disk uses GPT partitioning, then Windows is starting in EFI mode.
3. If W8 is starting in uefi mode, are you sure that secure boot is disabled?
It is; if it weren't, neither rEFInd nor ELILO could start -- or even if they were configured to start in Secure Boot mode, ELILO doesn't launch its kernels in a way that respects Secure Boot, so the ELILO failure can't be caused by Secure Boot. Also, when launched with Secure Boot active, rEFInd returns a clear error message about a security violation and then returns to its main menu; it doesn't hang the computer.
One possible workaround occurs to me if all else fails: Have rEFInd launch a BIOS version of GRUB. The setup procedure, in outline, is as follows:
Create a BIOS Boot Partition on the disk.
Install the BIOS version of GRUB 2.
Configure rEFInd to include a scan for BIOS-mode boot loaders by uncommenting the "scanfor" line in refind.conf and adding "hdbios" to it.
Thereafter, you'll see a new "generic" icon, which should launch GRUB, which should launch Linux in BIOS mode, even though Windows launches in EFI mode. This will work on most modern UEFI-based computers with a single hard disk, but things get trickier with multiple disks and with some UEFI implementations that lack the necessary firmware features. If a future firmware update fixes the problem, or if a future kernel's EFI stub loader includes a workaround, the EFI-mode booting will become an option once again.

USB keys and external hard drives disappear after 30 seconds to 1 minute of being mounted.

I just got my 15' MacBook Pro refurbished (by Apple), and everything is working well except my USB ports. My USB keys appear for 30 seconds to as much as 2 minutes before disappearing from eveywhere, my desktop, finder and disk utility. I have a 1 TB WD passport for mac that also has the same problem, but can stay on the desktop and copy files for around 10 minutes. Then error -36 shows up, the hard drive disappears from the desktop and finder, but only appears in disk utility. It is powered as well, The light is currently flashing indicating it's receiving power as I am typing this. But still, no way i can copy anyhting onto it.
I have searched and searched for the solution to this problem, I have tried using apple script to find "invisible hard drives." and that doesn't work either.
On my windows partition in bootcamp, all usb keys work perfectly fine.
Is it because the USB ports are out of energy and dying? If so, should the refurbishment have covered that and replaced them? (Note: refurbishment included everything from my Keysboard to my battery to my Optical drive and cable optical drive flex)
Is there anything I can do to fix this problem on my own?
Any help I can get would be greatly appreciated.

Hi wdmpfm,
Here is something from an earlier post on the -36 error that may help to identify the issue:
A -36 is a disc I/O error. You might have a corrupt file, or a corrupted drive. Try creating a new file and see if you still get the error. If you do, it might be wise to run a Disc Repair program to see if it can find any errors that it can fix.
And one from another thread:
You need to format your drive correctly. New drives come formatted for Windows, & then they seem to work — but not properly.
+Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility+
Choose one of the +Mac OS Extended+ formats.
Obviously first you will have to back-up all the data you have already put on the drive, because it will all be lost when you re-format.
Hope one of these may help!
Cheers,
GB

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