Package: dosfstools Version: 3.0.9-1 Severity: normal File: /sbin/dosfsck
Hi, You can find a bug here : http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=417673 fsck.vfat -a /dev/sdb1 will ask you to correct , and it will do nothing File size is 23789568 bytes, cluster chain length is 0 bytes. Truncating file to 0 bytes. Reclaimed 58242 unused clusters (954236928 bytes). Free cluster summary wrong (91547 vs. really 215753) 1) Correct 2) Don't correct ? 1 you can try with fsck.vfat -p or other but no way to let it fix the files The files are still present of the disk pen, but cannot be del or neither read? what to do under debian stable for such an issue. You can repeat, and still same error msg of fsck.vfat OK. solution? - here it is : /tmp/fileb.dat File size is 23789568 bytes, cluster chain length is 0 bytes. Truncating file to 0 bytes. Reclaimed 58242 unused clusters (954236928 bytes). Free cluster summary wrong (91547 vs. really 215753) 1) Correct 2) Don't correct ? 1 Perform changes ? (y/n) y /dev/sdb1: 335 files, 272838/488591 clusters root@debian:/home/linux# root@debian:/home/linux# fsck.vfat -a /dev/sdb1 dosfsck 3.0.9, 31 Jan 2010, FAT32, LFN /dev/sdb1: 335 files, 272838/488591 clusters root@debian:/home/linux# fsck.vfat -r /dev/sdb1 dosfsck 3.0.9, 31 Jan 2010, FAT32, LFN /dev/sdb1: 335 files, 272838/488591 clusters then it works with -r since it asks you to perform changes it ought to work with -p or -a Please a fix to allow -a to work better thanks -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.2 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages dosfstools depends on: ii libc6 2.11.3-3 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib dosfstools recommends no packages. dosfstools suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

