"Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > n Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 09:22:54PM -0500, Haines Brown wrote: > > What device are we talking about: What device and what partition on the > device? > > > # dd if=/dev/zero of=/sdd bs=512 count=1 > > Note that this is /sdd (this is a file called sdd in /)
Yes, the device should have been /dev/sdd. > > Important relevant information: > > > > > $ df /media/mirror > > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > > /dev/sda1 964500 124352 791152 14% / > Note: this is sda1 Yes, I was tired. Here's the right device: $ df /media/usb-key Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sdd1 499440 303916 195524 61% /media/usb-key > > I next tried to repair the file system; > > > > # dosfsck -av /dev/sdd > > dosfsck 2.11 (12 Mar 2005) > > dosfsck 2.11, 12 Mar 2005, FAT32, LFN > > Logical sector size is zero. > > > > Zero? > > > > Note that this is /dev/sdd Yes. I inadvertantly ran the df on the wrong device, a usb mass storagwe deveice. My usb-key is definitely /dev/sdd, and it has one partition, sdd1. -- Haines Brown, KB1GRM -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]