[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by gbm

Your sony looks like it is mounted as /dev/sdb. To verify this unplug your sony and run mount again. This is my mount output with my nook plugged in:

Spoiler:

XxXxXx@XxXxXx-SDA ~ $ mount
/dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
none on /sys/fs/cgroup type tmpfs (rw)
none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
none on /run/user type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=104857600,mode=0755)
none on /sys/fs/pstore type pstore (rw)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
systemd on /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd type cgroup (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,none,name=systemd)
gvfsd-fuse on /run/user/1000/gvfs type fuse.gvfsd-fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=XxXxXx)
/dev/sdb1 on /media/XxXxXx/8af5e73d-c078-4018-8623-2240295d3d8a type ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks2)
/dev/sdd on /media/XxXxXx/JBLEBOOK type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks2)
/dev/sdc on /media/XxXxXx/NOOK type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks2)
XxXxXx@XxXxXx-SDA ~ $

You can see that it is mounted as /dev/sdc for the nook internal memory and as /dev/sdd for the sd card.
You will want to use:

sudo fsck.vfat -y /dev/sdb

Remember the old windows/dos checkdisk? This is bacialy the linux version.
If you still have a windows computer you could just hook the sony to it and run the disk utilities on it, check disk and disk repair.

I would factory reset the sony then use as normal. Leave the Books folder if that is the sony default.
luck
bernie

Thanks bernie. I have access to a Windows 8 computer so I'll try that route first. Thanks very much.

So, to be absolute sure:

1) Run the disk utilities/repair first

then 2) re-set the Sony?

And for 2) is it a soft reset or a hard reset?

Thanks.