On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 02:47:46PM -0700, Daniel wrote: > I did "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb1" to an external 4+GB drive, then > unplugged it. I plugged it back in and now I can't see it. Did I make > that drive a paper weight?
Probably not. What do you mean, you can't see it? That command stomps on the partition table, so you won't see any partitions show up on your desktop. But there should be a device file, /dev/sdX (where X is assigned by udev or the kernel), for the whole drive. Try this: * Unplug the drive's USB cable. * Run "tail -f /var/log/messages" * While that's running, plug the cable in. You should get a message indicating where the drive showed up. * Try "fdisk -l /dev/sdX" where sdX is the device indicated in messages. It should indicate no partitions, and likely an invalid partition table. * You now get to repartition the drive, with fdisk, sfdisk or [g]parted, your choice. * Then create a file system in each partition you created. * ctl-C stops tail. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
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