sr0 is your cdrom. I think the thingy is hosed... Michael Havens writes: > only hard drive partitions (sda-9) and 'sr0'. I think sr0 is the camera > card.... not sure though as nothing is plugged in to that. > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 6:06 PM, wrote: > >> What do you see in: >> cat /proc/partitions ? >> ET >> >> Michael Havens writes: >> >>> the return wasn't blank! >>> sdiff -s /tmp/lsusb-b4.txt /tmp/lsusb-af.txt >>> >>>> Bus 001 Device 013: ID 048d:1169 Integrated Technology Expres >>>> >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 5:06 PM, wrote: >>> >>>> That's bad... >>>> That suggests that the drive doesn't trigger udev, which most likely >>>> means >>>> that is damaged, but a 'pull without mounting' would not do that, so: >>>> BEFORE PLUGING IN THE DRIVE: >>>> lsusb > /tmp/lsusb-b4.txt >>>> AFTER PLUGING IN THE DRIVE: >>>> lsusb > /tmp/lsusb-af.txt >>>> sdiff -s /tmp/lsusb-b4.txt /tmp/lsusb-af.txt >>>> If you see nothing, it's probably hosed... >>>> ET >>>> >>>> Michael Havens writes: >>>> >>>>> well there is no difference between the two files. >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 4:38 PM, wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Michael, I am no following the thread but: >>>>>> BEFORE PLUGING IN THE DRIVE: >>>>>> cp /proc/partitions /tmp/partitions >>>>>> AFTER PLUGING IN THE DRIVE: >>>>>> sdiff -s /proc/partitions /tmp/partitions >>>>>> Whatever you see is your partition, then: >>>>>> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd${YOUR_PARTITION_******THAT_YOU_FOUND_ABOVE} >>>>>> >>>>>> Then create a new partition (cfdisk) and mk2fs it. >>>>>> YMMV... >>>>>> ET >>>>>> >>>>>> Michael Havens writes: >>>>>> >>>>>>> well.... I just went to officemax to see if windows could format it. >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> could not and the guys there said my drive was corrupted. So I bought >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> new >>>>>>> one. I still have the 'corrupted' drive if there are any ideas out >>>>>>> there >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> plug land about how to fix it. (it is so upsetting.... the drive >>>>>>> isn't a >>>>>>> year old yet) >>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Brian Cluff >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Pull the drive out and do: >>>>>>>> cat /proc/partitions >>>>>>>> Then insert the drive into your computer, count to 10 and run the >>>>>>>> above >>>>>>>> command again. The new drive that shows up is the one you just >>>>>>>> inserted. >>>>>>>> If you don't see any differences, run it again, the drive just might >>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>> slow in connecting to you system. If it doesn't show up at all, it >>>>>>>> might >>>>>>>> be damaged and isn't going to show up... try turning it off and back >>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>> again :) >>>>>>>> Brian Cluff >>>>>>>> On 08/25/2013 11:05 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Well, I stuck a usb drive into the computer, opened a terminal, and >>>>>>>>> copied files to it. Then I forgot to umount the drive and pulled the >>>>>>>>> drive out. Now I need to format it and do not know how to do that. >>>>>>>>> How >>>>>>>>> do I see what the drive is being called when I stick it in? >>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>>> ------------------------------********--------------------- >>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**** >>>>>>>>> ****org< >>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.**phxlinux.****org < >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.****org >>>>>>>> org >>> >>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/********mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/******mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/******mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> >**> >>>>>>>>> ------------------------------********--------------------- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.********org< >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.**phxlinux.****org < >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.****org >>>>>>> org >>> >>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/********mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/******mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/******mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>> ** >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> >**> >>>>>>>> ------------------------------******--------------------- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.******org< >>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.**phxlinux.**org < >>>>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >> >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/******mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/****mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> > >>>>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/****mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> ** >>>>>> >**> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------****--------------------- >>>>> >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.****org< >>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.**phxlinux.org > >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/****mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> <**http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> >>>> >>>> >>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss