From: Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : more info
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:17:45 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <votv79$htm$1@ciao.gmane.io> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Z7JtWYQNhWH8hlLN@ca.inter.net
On 2025-02-16, Philip Webb wrote:
> I successfully formatted one of the partitions which failed with Ext2 as Vfat.
> I was able to mount it, create a file with words in it,
> save it, list it via 'ls', browse it & then delete it, all using Gentoo.
> This suggests that the problem isn't due to defective hardware,
> but is somewhere in 'mke2fs' or related material.
>
> Any observations are very welcome.
I'd say this is very unlikely, and that you should test and investigate
more, lest it have some issue that could lead to data loss later.
--
Nuno Silva
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-02-17 0:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-02-15 7:41 [gentoo-user] problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick Philip Webb
2025-02-15 11:50 ` [gentoo-user] " Nuno Silva
2025-02-15 13:31 ` Michael
2025-02-16 2:37 ` Philip Webb
2025-02-16 9:08 ` Nuno Silva
2025-02-16 13:41 ` Michael
2025-02-16 14:48 ` Wols Lists
2025-02-17 23:12 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2025-02-18 11:53 ` Michael
2025-02-19 12:10 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2025-02-20 9:58 ` Michael
2025-02-16 22:57 ` [gentoo-user] problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : more info Philip Webb
2025-02-17 0:17 ` Nuno Silva [this message]
2025-02-17 0:39 ` Michael
2025-02-17 3:43 ` Philip Webb
2025-02-17 9:18 ` Philip Webb
2025-02-17 12:02 ` Michael
2025-02-17 16:33 ` Stroller
2025-02-17 16:19 ` Wols Lists
2025-02-17 17:16 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2025-02-17 18:12 ` Michael
2025-02-18 3:46 ` [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : f3 Philip Webb
2025-02-18 4:43 ` Grant Edwards
2025-02-18 5:53 ` Philip Webb
2025-02-18 9:13 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2025-02-18 19:10 ` [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : alternatives Philip Webb
2025-02-18 21:18 ` Grant Edwards
2025-02-18 23:25 ` Michael
2025-02-19 12:16 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2025-02-19 12:20 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2025-02-20 10:47 ` Michael
2025-02-18 14:40 ` [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : f3 Grant Edwards
2025-02-18 17:00 ` Grant Edwards
2025-02-18 11:57 ` Michael
2025-02-18 18:54 ` [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : glances at gparted Philip Webb
2025-02-18 23:13 ` Michael
2025-02-19 0:47 ` Grant Edwards
2025-02-19 1:12 ` [gentoo-user] alternatives to USB sticks for reliable archiving Philip Webb
2025-02-19 2:28 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2025-02-19 9:48 ` [gentoo-user] " Michael
2025-02-19 3:00 ` [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : glances at gparted eric
2025-02-20 18:18 ` Dale
2025-02-20 22:40 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2025-02-20 23:43 ` Grant Edwards
2025-02-21 8:10 ` Dale
2025-03-08 22:09 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2025-03-08 22:48 ` Dale
2025-03-09 10:31 ` Michael
2025-03-10 3:32 ` Dale
2025-03-10 13:01 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2025-02-17 16:38 ` [gentoo-user] problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick Stroller
2025-02-17 23:06 ` Frank Steinmetzger
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