Cannot copy files to VFAT32 usb hard disk

casualzone · 01-25-2010, 10:35 PM

I got an USB hard disk, which is formatted in VFAT32 in window.
I try to back up my file.tar to this hard disk. i got this error:
writing `/media/PD03/xxx.tar': Input/output error
and the mount point is disappeared by itself.

mount point: /dev/uba1

the file I tar as a root... i copy the file as a root user as well.

mount point info:
/dev/uba1 on /media/disk type vfat (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,shortname=winnt,uid=500)

Woodypecker · 01-26-2010, 12:16 AM

Well, the device is /dev/uba1 and the mountpoint is /media/disk.
So why copy to /media/PD03 instead?
You rather want to clean out the mess: your / partition can be filled
up to the rim with a new folder "PD03" under the directory "/media",
containing parts of your tarfile and you may need to reboot afterwards.

casualzone · 01-26-2010, 03:38 AM

Sorry. That was the previous case.

After formatting:

i got this error:
writing `/media/disk/xxx.tar': Input/output error
and the mount point is disappeared by itself.

mount point: /dev/uba1

the file I tar as a root... i copy the file as a root user as well.

mount point info:
/dev/uba1 on /media/disk type vfat (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,shortname=winnt,uid=500)

uncle-c · 01-26-2010, 03:52 AM

You should be writing to /media/disk because that is the mount point for /dev/uba1 i.e.

Code:

$ cp xxx.tar /media/disk