On Tue, 18 Jul 2006, Ylan Segal wrote: > Hmm, I tried running dosfsck in the past and it reported no errors, so I > assumed there where none, especally since the ipod seems to work fine.
dosfsck, like the old DOS chkdsk program, doesn't read through all files looking for bad sectors. It only compares the contents of the FATs with the directory entries to make sure the filesystem is self-consistent. (Originally "fsck" stood for "file system consistency check".) > I > looked further into it and found that the ipod includes a diagnostic > tool. Sure enough, the test fails, there are some bad sectors in the > drive. I guess I hadn't noticed when listening to music because the ipod > fails gracefully and just skips to the next song when it encounters a > bad sector, and I mostly use it as background music and don't pay that > much attention. > > Anyway, thanks a lot for your help. It looks like all my usb-related > problems are resolved. You're welcome. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
