Re: statfs returns wrong values for 250Gb FAT fs
From: OGAWA Hirofumi
Date: Thu May 12 2005 - 15:33:15 EST
Paul Ionescu <i_p_a_u_l@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> I had the same problem with an external 250 GB vfat USB 2.0 disk.
> The disk was formatted/used previously in windows, checkdisk said is OK,
> but mounted in linux readonly, game the same error (said only some little
> space was free, when in fact it was almost full).
> However, I was able to see and copy all files from it.
> As it was not my hard disk, I did not reformatted it, nor dosfsck-ed it.
> DOSFSCK reported errors with the FAT copy, and other errors, but as I
> said, I could access all data on it.
If same problem happen, please report. And please let me investigate
the details of the filesystem of this state.
Thanks.
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OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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