Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: dosfstools
Stick a VFAT-formatted USB disk with a broken file system. Unmount it.
Run sudo dosfsck /dev/sdb1 (or whatever the device is).
dosfsck asks you many questions about repairing this or that. Then it
exits without making any changes, and giving no indication to the user
that (1) it didn't actually make any repair, nor (2) what to do to
actually make it repair the filesystem.
An experienced user will know enough to read the manual page and learn
about the -a or -r options. A less experienced user will just declare
it broken and reboot into Windows.
dosfsck should not ask any questions when it finds errors it is not
going to repair. It should print an informative message saying "errors
found; to fix them pass the -r (manual repair) or -a (automatic repair)
option on the command line", or the equivalent.
** Affects: dosfstools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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dosfsck user interface is unfriendly
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205206
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