Albert Hopkins <marduk <at> gentoo.org> writes:
> > mount -t vfat /dev/sdb /mnt/usbdrive
> Based on your dmesg output, shouldn't you be mounting
/dev/sdb1 (as
> opposed to /dev/sdb)?
Hello Albert,
I get this:
mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usbdrive
mount: /dev/sdb1: can't read superblock
I found the problem with fdisk (the file system type):
Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id
System
/dev/sdb1 1 60801 488384001 7
HPFS/NTFS
I do not want to get into HPFS/NTFS as this drive must work
easily with both XP(vista) and Gentoo systems. It will be
moved between many systems frequently, so the easiest
(least keystrokes) to auto_magically have this drive
usable between systems is my goal, even at the cost
of I/O performmance....
I just need to reformat the drive with a FAT 32 file
system?
Maybe make 2 partitions of 250 meg (unless that is a
problem?)
I'm not sure of the best way (syntax suggestions within
FDISK ?)
or other suggestions?
Surely I do not want to turn it into a useless brick.
James
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