Maybe you want /dev/sda1 On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 at 12:27 -0600, Matthew Frederico wrote: > I have a lexar usb CF card reader, and it has been working just fine, > formatted as ext2. I decided that I want to be able to allow windoze > boxen to see this as well, as I may be transferring files back and > forth. > > However, when I go to format it as vfat, I Get this mesasge: > # /sbin/mkfs -t vfat -v /dev/sda > mkfs.vfat 2.8 (28 Feb 2001) > mkfs.vfat: Will not try to make filesystem on '/dev/sda' > > /var/log/messages: > Feb 15 12:21:02 localhost kernel: SCSI error : <0 0 0 0> return code = > 0x8000002 > Feb 15 12:21:02 localhost kernel: Current sda: sense key Hardware Error > Feb 15 12:21:02 localhost kernel: Additional sense: Data phase error > Feb 15 12:21:02 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector > 62592 > Feb 15 12:21:02 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, > logical block 62592 > > This is obviously bad .. It is a 32 meg CF card. > > Yes, /dev/sda is the only scsi device connected. I don't know why it > doesn't have a number. > > Anybody have any ideas? > > -- > -- Matthew Frederico > http://www.ultrize.com > .===================================. > | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > | Don't Fear the Penguin. | > | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > `===================================' >
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