On Wednesday 23 April 2008 17:56, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > For this one I'd rather have an ext3 partition, if I can't recover it. > > > > then I suggest more along the lines of: > > mke2fs -v -c -c -j -L AnneWilsonPendrive /dev/devicepartition > > > > '-c -c' -- Check the device for bad blocks before creating the file > > system. using a slower, read-write test instead of a fast read-only > > test. > I used that, and now I have the new partition, ext3. However, although it lists, it says I can't write to it. brwxrwx--- 1 anne users 8, 49 Apr 23 20:37 /dev/sdd1 I'm trying to copy a directory 'Packages' from my desktop to the daneElec. That gives Access denied to /media/DaneElec/Packages. if done in the gui, or cp: cannot create regular file `/media/DaneElec/zsh-4.3.4-7.fc9.i386.rpm': Permission denied if done from the CLI. What am Imissing? > If the pendrive really has bad blocks, I'd trash it. Bad blocks on a > disk are one thing (e.g. local magnetization defect) but on a memory > stick it means there's an electronics problem and it's going to bite > sometime down the line. > Nothing was reported. > Flash memory is not infinitely rewriteable and will start to fail the > more you use it. Is this an old or much-used pendrive by any chance? > It's brand new. > Of course we're assuming the I/O error in this case is actually caused > by a physical defect, which is by no means definite. I don't think it was physical. I think I had a file or folder that was in the process of creation when it lost contact. Anne -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
