It's I file system label so yes, you'll need to format. If there is no partition will have to create a partition before you can do a mkfs gparted should do all that for you On May 5, 2014 7:47 PM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > Thanks Mike. Does this error mean I need to format the drive? > > sudo e2label /dev/sdc1 Goodwill > e2label: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sdc1 > Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock. > > This is what 'mount' shows sdc1 to be: > > /dev/sdc1 on /media/bmike1/OpenELEC type vfat > (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks2) > > and to format this and apply the label it would be: > > mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdc1;e2label /dev/sdc1 Goodwill > > > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Mike Ballon wrote: > >> e2label >> >> >> On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 7:05 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> I have a few flash drives. When I plug them in to my computer a name >>> referring to that flash drive appears in the file manager. I have two >>> questions: the first is how do I change that name? The second is how do I >>> set that name when I format the drive? >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 >