--- Linux Lingam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> bought a 120gb usb-ide external hardisk last month.
> formatted it with the fat32 filesystem, connected it
> to my ubuntu feisty, and
> backed up some heavy files on it.
> at the end of each session, ensured i properly
> unmounted it before
> disconnecting it.
>
> after a few days, reconnected the drive today.
> it made some grunting noises that alarmed me,
> and sure enough, folders and files are missing, or
> icons changed.
> unmounting it safely does not work anymore. 'df'
> shows me the device
> is unmounted though.
> have reconnected and remounted it several times.
> but random folders and files disappear, or often
> nothing appears.
>
> have checked dmesg. gives various error codes.
>
> how do i fix the filesystem?
Did you try connecting your device to a machine which
has usb 2.0 based bus ? Try connecting to a non legacy
hardware, your drive could be in pretty much good
shape or may require repartitioning at max.
regards
VK
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