On Sun, 21 Aug 2005, Gian Ghodrat wrote: > Sorry bout half the mail you just got(*alt-enter shortkey confusion*) > > Thanks again for the swift answer. > fdisk -l /dev/sdb tells me the following: > > ################################################################# > Platte /dev/sdb: 501 MByte, 501219328 Byte > 16 Köpfe, 32 Sektoren/Spuren, 1912 Zylinder > Einheiten = Zylinder von 512 × 512 = 262144 Bytes > > Gerät boot. Anfang Ende Blöcke Id System > /dev/sdb1 * 1 1938 496112+ 6 FAT16 > ################################################################# > > cat /proc/partitions: > ################################################################# > cat /proc/partitions | grep sdb > 8 16 489472 sdb > 8 17 496112 sdb1 > #################################################################
Well, that's pretty clear. Your partition table is messed up. Doesn't it seem a little strange that sdb1 occupies more space than actually exists in sdb? 1912 cylinders total, but sdb1 ends at cylinder 1938. 489472 1-KB blocks total, but sdb1 has 496112 blocks. You better repartition that device. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
