i tried that. no luck. input/output was as follows: debian:~# mkfs -t ext2 /dev/sda mke2fs 1.37 (21-Mar-2005) /dev/sda is entire device, not just one partition! Proceed anyway? (y,n) y Filesystem label= OS type: Linux Block size=1024 (log=0) Fragment size=1024 (log=0) 184 inodes, 1440 blocks 72 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user First data block=1 1 block group 8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group 184 inodes per group
Writing inode tables: 0/1 Could not write 8 blocks in inode table starting at 13: Attempt to write block from filesystem resulted in short write thanks Takis On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 11:38 -0400, Alan Stern wrote: > On Sat, 16 Jul 2005, Takis Diakoumis wrote: > > > hi > > ok, here's what i did. > > > > i grabbed the floppy disk and inserted it into a ide floppy drive on my > > desktop pc running debian etch also. i did a complete format. i then > > copied a file to it. i then unmounted the floppy on the desktop pc, > > removed it, reinserted it into the desktop pc and mounted it again just > > to make sure the disk was ok and file was still there. it was and all > > good at this point. > > > > i then unmounted and removed the floppy from the desktop machine and > > inserted it into the usb floppy on the laptop (also running debian > > etch). attempting to mount it again i got the same errors: > > > > end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 37 > > Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 37 > > SCSI error : <0 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002 > > sda: Current: sense key=0x3 > > ASC=0x11 ASCQ=0x0 > > Info fld=0x26 > > end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 38 > > Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 38 > > SCSI error : <0 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002 > > sda: Current: sense key=0x3 > > ASC=0x11 ASCQ=0x0 > > Info fld=0x27 > > > > ...and so forth for multiple sectors. > > > > i then removed the disk from the usb floppy and reinserted it into the > > desktop's ide floppy again, mounted it, and it was ok. > > > > the disk must be fine, and i have tried many different disks. > > > > i'm stumped!!! > > > > any suggestions appreciated. thanks. > > > > Takis > > Did you try formatting the floppy on the USB floppy drive? > > Alan Stern > > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
