dmesg [ 4018.120517] sd 6:0:0:0: >[sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk [ 4018.121453] sd 6:0:0:0: >Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0 bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdd fdisk: unable to open /dev/sdd: No medium found Am I doing something the wrong way? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Stephen wrote: > Try an fdisk and see if it will let you create a partition to format. > > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> well.... I just went to officemax to see if windows could format it. it >> could not and the guys there said my drive was corrupted. So I bought a new >> one. I still have the 'corrupted' drive if there are any ideas out there in >> plug land about how to fix it. (it is so upsetting.... the drive isn't a >> year old yet) >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: >> >>> Pull the drive out and do: >>> cat /proc/partitions >>> >>> Then insert the drive into your computer, count to 10 and run the above >>> command again. The new drive that shows up is the one you just inserted. >>> If you don't see any differences, run it again, the drive just might be >>> slow in connecting to you system. If it doesn't show up at all, it might >>> be damaged and isn't going to show up... try turning it off and back on >>> again :) >>> >>> Brian Cluff >>> >>> >>> On 08/25/2013 11:05 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>>> Well, I stuck a usb drive into the computer, opened a terminal, and >>>> copied files to it. Then I forgot to umount the drive and pulled the >>>> drive out. Now I need to format it and do not know how to do that. How >>>> do I see what the drive is being called when I stick it in? >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >