formated it again using gparted, but only as fat32....ntfs was greyed out, although data transer rates now seem to have increased !
On Feb 3, 1:02 pm, Sim Roo <[email protected]> wrote: > nope, same as b4 > > On Feb 3, 12:44 pm, Scott Vargovich <[email protected]> wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > I don't remember the entire thread, but have you tried 'rm -rf > > parachute.avi'??? > > > Sim Roo wrote: > > > computer says no... > > > > m...@mm-laptop:/media/80gb backup/Videoss$ sudo mv parachute.avi /dev/ > > > null > > > mv: cannot remove `parachute.avi': Input/output error > > > > m...@mm-laptop:/media/80gb backup/Videoss$ ls -l p*.avi > > > -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43992576 2007-08-16 16:45 parachute.avi > > > > On Feb 3, 12:31 pm, newbie <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> sudo chmod 777 parachute.avi > > > >> sudo mv parachute.avi /dev/null > > > >> On Feb 3, 5:57 pm, Sim Roo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> m...@mm-laptop:~$ sudo fsck -n /dev/sdc5 > > >>> [sudo] password for mm: > > >>> fsck 1.41.3 (12-Oct-2008) > > >>> fsck: fsck.ntfs: not found > > >>> fsck: Error 2 while executing fsck.ntfs for /dev/sdc5 > > >>> On Feb 3, 10:31 am, "robin.w" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Hello, > > >>>> sometimes it happens that file is locked. To see if there is any > > >>>> process, execute: > > >>>> fuser -mv [file_name] > > >>>> - the output shows you PID. Then kill this process: > > >>>> kill -9 [PID] as root user or use sudo. > > >>>> The second options is that your file is corrupted on disk. Therefore > > >>>> also try fsck. > > >>>> Usage: fsck.ext3 [-panyrcdfvstDFSV] [-b superblock] [-B blocksize] > > >>>> [-I inode_buffer_blocks] [-P process_inode_size] > > >>>> [-l|-L bad_blocks_file] [-C fd] [-j external_journal] > > >>>> [-E extended-options] device > > >>>> Emergency help: > > >>>> -p Automatic repair (no questions) > > >>>> -n Make no changes to the filesystem > > >>>> -y Assume "yes" to all questions > > >>>> -c Check for bad blocks and add them to the > > >>>> badblock list > > >>>> -f Force checking even if filesystem is marked > > >>>> clean > > >>>> -v Be verbose > > >>>> -b superblock Use alternative superblock > > >>>> -B blocksize Force blocksize when looking for superblock > > >>>> -j external_journal Set location of the external journal > > >>>> -l bad_blocks_file Add to badblocks list > > >>>> -L bad_blocks_file Set badblocks list > > >>>> So good luck! > > >>>> On Feb 3, 8:21 am, Sim Roo <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> I have rebooted and tried every method mentioned of rm....but the > > >>>>> files are still there (taking up 4gb of space). I did another backup > > >>>>> to a directory with a different name ..... so at least I have a > > >>>>> backup ...... but removing a file should be a very basic operation. > > >>>>> I originally formatted the drive under Windows using NTFS, perhaps > > >>>>> this is a factor, though I thought that Linux could handle this. > > >>>>> Is there a simple method of Formatting under Linux (that can also be > > >>>>> read in Windows) to save me from booting in Windows ? > > >>>>> On Feb 3, 7:46 am, Robert Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>> On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 13:13:45 -0800 (PST) > > >>>>>> linuxonbute <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>> And if that doesn't work it might be that there are hidden > > >>>>>>> characters > > >>>>>>> in the .avi bit so you could try > > >>>>>>> something like sudo rm para* > > >>>>>> Might also be that a process has the file(s) locked through reboots. > > >>>>>> Check the output of "ps aux | less" and look for a process that is > > >>>>>> using > > >>>>>> "parachute.avi." If you find it in the list, issue the commend "sudo > > >>>>>> kill (process ID#)", substituting (process ID#) for the actual PID of > > >>>>>> the process as listed. > > >>>>>> -- > > >>>>>> Rob Smith > > >>>>>> Linux, because software, like people, deserves to exist in an open, > > >>>>>> sharing environment. #!CrunchBang Linux v.8.10.01 > > >>>>>> Claws Mail 3.5.0 > > > - -- > > When you tell me I should give > > proprietary software a fair technical > > evaluation because its features are > > so nice, what you are actually doing > > is saying "Look at the shine on those > > manacles!" to someone who remembers > > feeling like a slave." - Eric S. 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