same thing: sudo e2label /dev/sdd1 Goodwill e2label: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sdd1 Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock. could it be because it is a vfat file system? (while I love linux I like to have the ability for my flash drives to be used on common computers) :-)~MIKE~(-: On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 5:51 PM, Mike Ballon wrote: > 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 >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 >