On 2008-01-20, André Costa <blueser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> What does fdisk say about the device? You can have fdisk write a new, >> empty partition table to start fresh and then create your new >> partitions.. > This is my main problem right now: I don't even get to see the device, > since USB layer refuses me access to it =( Once I get past this, I'm > pretty sure it should be recoverable as "any screwed" SATA HDD is (eg. > using fdisk, as you suggested). Have you tried unloading all the usb modules (using rmmod) and then reloading them? Or as a last, desparate attempt, rebooting to reset the hardware and reload the modules fresh? -- John (john@xxxxxxxxxxx)