Problem with new Unibeast 4.0 app

[awer25]

I'm having a bit of an issue trying to install version 4.0 on a 32GB Sandisk Extreme USB 3.0 drive. I've used this drive in the past without issue, but now when I try to install Unibeast 4.0 I get the error "No Disk Available To Install On", with the text "Unibeast installation requires a HFS-partitioned removable disk with at least 7GB free" below.

Nothing changed from last time when I used the old version of Unibeast. I'm running this on the same retina MBP that I always do, with an App Store download of Mavericks 10.9.4. I used Disk Utility to create 1 partition named USB using the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format, and chose Master Boot Record. When I run the new Unibeast 4.0 program, I get this message.

For reference, when I use a 16GB USB 2.0 flash drive there aren't any issues. Also, when I tried another computer, I got the same error message with the 32GB drive. Is there some issue with large drives or USB 3.0?

Any ideas?

 

[smfelton]

Yep getting the same here, never had a problem before..I'm using USB 3.0 ports as well so it could be that, only using an 8Gb drive..

 

[MacMan]

We've found that certain disks like that SanDisk won't work with UniBeast 4.0 as I saw the same thing during testing and we couldn't isolate the issue.

So I used a different 32GB USB 3.0 drive with no issues.

 

[scootcha]

Thanks for posting this. I was going crazy with formats, diskpart, etc. on a Sandisk 16gb 2.0 Cruzer Glide before reading this. It is indeed a very strange problem.

 

[zachs33]

Using a SanDisk Cruzer 16gb and in the same boat. This is incredibly irritating because I don't have any other USB drives (above 4gb, anyway). I guess I'll have to use Unibeast 3 instead.

 

[188pilas]

same error message here and i have the below usb. any updates on possible fix?

SanDisk Cruzer 32GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive

 

[abh0r]

Same error message here! Got me formatting the drive quite a number of times being baffled for an hour

 

[nels1]

Hi Guys,

Same error here with sandisk 32gb and also a Western Digital HD My Passeport, that works fine with unibeast 3.0... I will go buying a new usb key

 

[atlantis852]

Hi Guys,

Same error here with sandisk 32gb and also a Western Digital HD My Passeport, that works fine with unibeast 3.0... I will go buying a new usb key

I have the same problem. I don't think buying another hard drive will fix it. This seems to be a bug in Unibeast 4.0.

 

[Obvious Answer Man]

I have the same problem. I don't think buying another hard drive will fix it. This seems to be a bug in Unibeast 4.0.

http://www.tonymacx86.com/unibeast/136813-note-unibeast-not-recognizing-usb-drives.html

UniBeast was always designed to work with USB sticks. It was never designed or promised to work on external hard drives.