i did the "sudo dosfsck -a /dev/sdb1" again and now it worked. after doing that i needed to remove the pin and reinsert it. then the whole thing started working.
so, thanks! Hermann On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:31 PM, Wrwrwr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A BIOS update means replacing some firmware on your motherboard: usually > you check the producer of your motherboard, visit their site and in some > "support" section look for BIOS updates and a manual for the given model > (one of sites having more info: http://www.wikihow.com/Update-Your- > Computer%27s-BIOS <http://www.wikihow.com/Update-Your-Computer%27s-BIOS>). > This would maybe solve this flood mentioned above, > so maybe improve efficiency or avoid some crashes and other problems. > > For the command be sure to have the flash plugged in, note that this may > lead to data loss on the drive, so make a backup first (using Windows or > another machine). Also, the disk might have been mapped to a different > device, look for "FAT: Filesystem panic (dev sdb1)" in dmesg output and > if it says something different than "dev sdb1" update the command. > > -- > Flash drive problem, Kubuntu 8.04 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/276341 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in "linux" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > I have a 16GB Corsair flash drive. > > Its got 8GB of data on it but when i plug it in i can only see a small > portion of that data. > Only some folders appear. > > And i also cannot write to the flash drive. > It gives no reason why, it just says "cannot write to flash drive". > > > What can i do to fix this? > > sincerely, > Hermann Ingjaldsson > > > -- Flash drive problem, Kubuntu 8.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/276341 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
