Ive run fdisk but nothing comes up. Ive tried fdisk /dev/usb but I get: glenn(a)glenn:unable to open /dev/usb/ How can I find out what /dev/ to specify with fdisk? All the darn drive just wants to do is beep. _____ From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Glenn Stuart Morrissey Sent: Wednesday, 14 October 2009 11:10 a.m. To: 'Waikato Linux Users Group' Subject: Re: [wlug] Seagate USB External Hard Drive Thanks for the quick replies. I'm just wanting to reformat the drive. _____ From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Ronnie Collinson Sent: Wednesday, 14 October 2009 11:02 a.m. To: Waikato Linux Users Group Subject: Re: [wlug] Seagate USB External Hard Drive You cant format a mounted drive/partition unless your trying to recover the data first, if so using recreating using a partition program may fix it but do that as last resort