Re: Rename external HD

The file system of the hd is vfat. I tried following the instructions
at http://www.debuntu.org/device-partition-labeling with the following
results.

@ubuntu:~$ df -T
Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/ubuntu-root
ext3 27371388 3975252 22005752 16% /
varrun tmpfs 257960 216 257744 1% /var/run
varlock tmpfs 257960 0 257960 0% /var/lock
procbususb usbfs 257960 108 257852 1% /proc/bus/usb
udev tmpfs 257960 108 257852 1% /dev
devshm tmpfs 257960 0 257960 0% /dev/shm
lrm tmpfs 257960 33788 224172 14%
/lib/modules/2.6.20-16-generic/volatile
/dev/hda1 ext3 241116 26964 201704 12% /boot
/dev/sda1 vfat 78127040 39304800 38822240 51% /media/EXERNAL HD
@ubuntu:~$ sudo gedit ~/.mtoolsrc
@ubuntu:~$ sudo mlabel -s i:
Cannot initialize 'I:'
mlabel: Cannot initialize drive
@ubuntu:~$

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Phil - yes I've tried to highlight but I don't get a rename option. I
think that only works for folders and files, not devices. F2 doesn't
do anything. Alt-F2 brings up the run dialogue box but I'm not sure
what I should be using as a command. I tried mlabel -s i: with the
same result as above. Cannot initialize drive.

I also tried the instructions for ext3 file system in case the
directions were based on the host and not the external drive. I
received the following response.
<---
e2label: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sda1
Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
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I could probably plug it into the XP box and change it there, but I'm
being stubborn. I may not always have that available to me in these
situations.

Thanks for the responses, any other ideas?

Bob


On 5/30/07, Mario Vukelic <mario.vukelic@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 14:53 -0800, Bob Cortez wrote:
What's the best way to rename the hard drive to a ubuntu 7.04 friencly
name? I tried using the properties field in the gui but got 'you don't
have permissions' error.

You may be able to do it by starting an instance of the file manager
with Alt+F2 to bring up the run dialog, then run "sudo nautilus
--no-desktop".

Or use Alt+F2 or a terminal and run "sudo mkfs.ext3 -L <name>". Read the
man page, either with "man mkfs.ext3" in a terminal or via menu System|
Help and Support|Adanced Topics. This is assuming that you have an ext3
filesystem on the disk. If not, try the section SEE AlSO in "man mkfs"


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