On Thu, 2005-07-28 at 05:53 +1000, Alan Ianson wrote: > On Wed July 27 2005 12:29 pm, Matej Cepl wrote: > > > > Unfortunately, as of today, the drive has refused to work -- both under > > Linux as well as with Windows (both 98 and XP Home). Even when inserted to > > Windows, the LED control is just still off and under Linux nothing lands in > > any /var/log/ file (of course, mount ends with failure -- /dev/sda doesn't > > exist). I didn't do anything strange with the drive -- just copying some > > files back and forth between two computers. Is it possible that the drive > > just dies without any apparent reason? Does it happen often to USB drives? > > I have read that it does happen, although it has never happened to me. I > mount > my usb device as /dev/sda1 and have never had a problem with either of them. > >
I had an Apple iPod Mini die in similar circumstances, but wasn't sure if it was the iPod or something that I did. Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
