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Need to fsck a FAT filesystem in Debian? Plus two ways to pour on the juice for a USB-powered hard drive

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I have a portable USB drive that has an ext3 Linux partition and a FAT Windows partition. The drive is a bit flaky due, I'm pretty sure, inadequate power from the USB connection. My solution in the next few paragraphs is less than ideal, and I've since found a better way to make my drive work.

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