[Discuss] : re: memory stick issue

Dan Ritter dsr at randomstring.org
Mon Sep 5 22:10:29 EDT 2022


dan moylan wrote: 
> 
> dan bitter wrote:
> > dan moylan wrote:
> >>
> >> running fc36 on lenevo thinkpad T460
> >>
> >> moylan cmd[1051] sudo mke2fs -text4 -LBCKUP1n /dev/sdb
> >> [sudo] password for moylan:
>           .
>           .
>           .
> 
> > First, make sure you don't have an entry for /dev/sdb or for
> > /run/media/moylan/BCKUP1n in your /etc/fstab.
> > Then:
> > wipefs /dev/sdb
> > read the output and do the wipefs -o that it suggests.
> > Then redo the mkfs.
> 
> moylan cmd[1059] vi /etc/fstab
> (all good)
> moylan cmd[1075] sudo wipefs /dev/sdb
> DEVICE OFFSET TYPE UUID                                 LABEL
> sdb    0x438  ext4 7e40cd11-4989-4274-8e56-6b6f96a3d4d2 BCKUP1n
> 
> hmmm -- what now?

wipefs -o 0x438 /dev/sdb

Then go ahead and make new filesystem.

-dsr-


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