On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 17:27:35 -0800 Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 12:48:59AM +0100, Nyizsnyik Ferenc wrote: > > On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:56:56 -0500 > > Marty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Samuel Bächler wrote: > > > >> Is the vfat module loaded? You might want to check the > > > >> filesystem type with "file -s /dev/sdb1". Also are you able to > > > >> access the files on any other system? If the data on the usb > > > >> drive is not important, then try formatting it. > > > >> "mkdosfs /dev/sdb1" will create a fat16 filesystem while > > > >> mke2fs will create an ext2 partition. > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot! I learned quite a lot this weekend, :-). > > > > > > > > Summary of mistakes: > > > > (1) I wanted to mount a wrong device (sda1 instead of sdb1). > > > > > > So it was a Windows partition you were seeing. Sorry about the > > > error, but I still advise deleting and reformatting it. > > > > > > > Yes, that's a nice idea. I myself would follow your advice, but my > > wife doesn't let me to... :) > > sorry dear, that harddrive died and took windows with it. Fortunately, > I had just backed up all your data. Oh, and look! Debian is still > working! ;-) > > A Unfortunately that won't work: she's an IT (and math and physics) teacher. And she cooks too well, so I don't want to risk... -- Szia: Nyizsa. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a free email address with REAL anti-spam protection. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/1