Re: Why do i get this when trying to list files on usbkey?

[Bob McGowan <bob_mcgowan@symantec.com>]

On 08/13/2010 12:26 PM, James Stuckey wrote:
> stuckey@debian:/mnt/usb$ ls
> ls: cannot access σ┼G╖╓┴½.cα▄: Input/output error
> ls: cannot access £ñ└╠üî└t.Θö£: Input/output error
> ls: cannot access çlmφnxo.3S░: Input/output error
> ls: cannot access iε('▓3.αg8: Input/output error

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> Please reply to me and not the list, since I'm not subscribed.

OK, including you as well as the list.

This could be a corrupted file system.  Try running an "fsck -t vfat"
and see if that fixes the problem.

Otherwise, I would be inclined to suspect connector or cabling issues.

Does the USB device work in other systems?  If it does, I'd look at the
hardware on your system, first.

-- 
Bob McGowan