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What do you see in:
cat /proc/partitions   ?
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Michael Havens writes: 

> the return wasn't blank!
> sdiff -s /tmp/lsusb-b4.txt /tmp/lsusb-af.txt
>>Bus 001 Device 013: ID 048d:1169 Integrated Technology Expres
>  
> 
> :-)~MIKE~(-: 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 5:06 PM, <kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote: 
> 
>> That's bad...
>> That suggests that the drive doesn't trigger udev, which most likely means
>> that is damaged, but a 'pull without mounting' would not do that, so:
>> BEFORE PLUGING IN THE DRIVE:
>> lsusb > /tmp/lsusb-b4.txt
>> AFTER PLUGING IN THE DRIVE:
>> lsusb > /tmp/lsusb-af.txt
>> sdiff -s /tmp/lsusb-b4.txt /tmp/lsusb-af.txt
>> If you see nothing, it's probably hosed...
>> ET 
>>
>>
>> Michael Havens writes: 
>>
>>> well there is no difference between the two files.
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: 
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 4:38 PM, <kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote: 
>>>
>>>> Michael, I am no following the thread but:
>>>> BEFORE PLUGING IN THE DRIVE:
>>>> cp /proc/partitions /tmp/partitions
>>>> AFTER PLUGING IN THE DRIVE:
>>>> sdiff -s /proc/partitions /tmp/partitions
>>>> Whatever you see is your partition, then:
>>>> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd${YOUR_PARTITION_****THAT_YOU_FOUND_ABOVE} 
>>>>
>>>> Then create a new partition (cfdisk) and mk2fs it.
>>>> YMMV...
>>>> ET 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Michael Havens writes: 
>>>>
>>>>> 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 <brian at snaptek.com>
>>>>> 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~(-:
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