Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-13 Thread Ramnarayan.K
On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Shrikant Khanduri wrote: > But I am looking for an original Panasonic Camera, not from grey market. As > there is 3 years warranty. > So please tell me non-grey product original cameras are available @ palika. Grey market means original but the seller will not giv

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-13 Thread Shrikant Khanduri
In your case I feel the garbage values are entered into the Inode table, though no such files exists. The intention of pendrive developer was wrong. In this case I feel it is a complete hardware problem, No role of OS. Once I got the same type of output, but that time problem was in the harddisk du

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-13 Thread Shrikant Khanduri
But I am looking for an original Panasonic Camera, not from grey market. As there is 3 years warranty. So please tell me non-grey product original cameras are available @ palika. On 13 April 2010 20:10, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > Hi Friends, > > Thanks for the many replies and comments > > On Tue, Apr

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-13 Thread Ramnarayan.K
In case people are wondering what crap was loaded onto the disk then here is what ls looks like /media/2022-62E3$ ls !.# ).+ ?.? ?.? ?.? 1.3 9.; A.C i.k i.K q.s Q.s y.[ y.{ !.# ).+ ?.? ?.? ?.? 1.3 a.c A.C i.k i.K q.s Q.s y.[ °  ?   ?.? !.# ).+ ?.? ?.? ?.? 9.; a.c A

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-13 Thread Ramnarayan.K
Hi Friends, Thanks for the many replies and comments On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Ravi Kumar wrote: > +1 > yup, you better explained the situation (technically) on how it is done. > Thanks The issue is resolved, seeing by disbelief my friend tried to copy a few large files, a couple of thin

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-13 Thread Ravi Kumar
+1 yup, you better explained the situation (technically) on how it is done. Thanks -- -=Ravi=- -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-13 Thread Mohamed Khaleel
In any USB device there is a memory space called device descriptor. This space has information about the USB device itself. In a USB mass storage device, the memory size of the pen drive is one of the info. This can be modified to any number irrespective of the actual physical memory available. Thi

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-12 Thread Ravi Kumar
These devices are made of lowest cost SSD/memory-chips from Chinese markets (Ahhh, I hate Chinese market). Few writes (IO) in would just corrupt it. The best check (and fastest) would be to write multiple copies of small size( ~4KB) files in it to full the capacity. Dang, and its gone :). Don't fo

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-12 Thread Shrikant Khanduri
Hi Paalika bazar is full of fraudters, one should not buy such devices from a reputed shop. I generally shop with Cost2Cost and Computer Empire in Nehru place. Similar issue arises when one of my friend bought a 30GB pendrive 2 years ago. A Senior who was writing file system for an embedded devic

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-12 Thread Mehul Ved
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > Hi > > Recently a friend of mine brought a USB pen Drive (Flash Disk) of 500 > GB for Rs 1500-/ from Palika Bazaar. > > First I don't believe it. However i tried it on my system and checked > using df -h and it showed 500 GB (free space 498 GB

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-12 Thread Abhinav Modi
Why not reformat it using fat32 / ntfs and see the "actual" size ? 500GB Pen drive for 1500/- ? Not likely. 16GB costs a bit more than that. Regards Abhinav http://indimark.blogspot.com http://www.employees.org/~abhinav/blog On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > Hi > > Recen

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-12 Thread Shahul Hameed
- From: ubuntu-in-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-in-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Ramnarayan.K Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 5:10 PM To: Ubuntu India Local Community Subject: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT) Hi Recently a friend of mine brought a USB pen

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-12 Thread Moz
Hi Ram, Hi 1. Incredible as it may be i refuse to belive that this small device is actually 500 Gig so how does one verify that. I could copy data and i think it will give up after about 10 GIg or less, but is there any other way The easiest way might be to write 498 Gigs on the flash

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-12 Thread Ramnarayan.K
2010/4/12 Mallikarjun : >> Recently a friend of mine brought a USB pen Drive (Flash Disk) of 500 >> GB for Rs 1500-/ from Palika Bazaar. > > If this is true, surely I would like to know the device specifications, and > would like to own one for myself. > > > 2)Copy a image/movie of bigger size say

Re: [ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-12 Thread ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > Hi > > Recently a friend of mine brought a USB pen Drive (Flash Disk) of 500 > GB for Rs 1500-/ from Palika Bazaar. > If this is true, surely I would like to know the device specifications, and would like to own one for myself. > > First I d

[ubuntu-in] How to verify actual space on a disk (maybe OT)

2010-04-12 Thread Ramnarayan.K
Hi Recently a friend of mine brought a USB pen Drive (Flash Disk) of 500 GB for Rs 1500-/ from Palika Bazaar. First I don't believe it. However i tried it on my system and checked using df -h and it showed 500 GB (free space 498 GB) Second its formatted to FAT 16. So my questions 1. Incredible