root <NoEMail@home.org> wrote:
> I have a usb mp3 player that mounts as:
> mount -t msdos /dev/sdb1 /mp3player

Not a foolowup to your problem, but probably "-t vfat" will
work better (let's you preserve "long filenames" etc. without
disturbing the player itself.

> What is the correct method of recovery after a disconnect without
> umounting?

Rebooting mostly works well <grin>
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