[SGVLUG] FW: Hard drive question

[Claude Felizardo]

i prefer bottom posting, occasionally top post for a quick short reply
or a note to see comments below.  I also try to cut old stuff out if
it's been quoted too many times.

please see inter spaced comments below...


On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:35 AM, Matt Campbell <dvdmatt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Claude,
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> You can find the fdisk output you asked for at the end of this post, but
> seeing that this is a USB drive it probably won't be a lot of help. ;)

see below


> I did format it DOS on Linux, then take it back to Windoze, it failed format
> again.
>
> I tried to see the drive with the low level utilities, but as it is in a USB
> case it was not recognized.

What low level utilities did you try?


> I guess the next thing to do is to remove it from the case and hook it up
> direct to the DOS utilities.
>
> Great question about comparable Linux utilities to Partition Magic, anyone
> have thoughts?  Some day Linux will catch up with DOS... ;)
>
> Matt
>
> P.S.  I'm still confused after 20odd years of email about etiquette and top
> posting vs. the other options.  What is the consensus on this group?


[SNIP]



> root at scar:9# fdisk -l /dev/sd?
>
> Disk /dev/sda: 251.0 GB, 251000193024 bytes
>
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30515 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 *
> 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00070acf
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>
> /dev/sda1   *           1          25      200781   83  Linux
> /dev/sda2              26        1937    15358140   83  Linux
> /dev/sda3            1938        2574     5116702+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
> /dev/sda4            2575       30515   224436082+   5  Extended
> /dev/sda5            2575       30515   224436051   83  Linux
>
> Disk /dev/sdb: 750.1 GB, 750156374016 bytes
>
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 *
> 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00093692
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>
> /dev/sdb1   *           1       91201   732572001   fd  Linux raid autodetect
>
> Disk /dev/sdc: 750.1 GB, 750156374016 bytes
>
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 *
> 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0005e2ca
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>
> /dev/sdc1   *           1       91201   732572001   fd  Linux raid autodetect
>
> Disk /dev/sdd: 750.1 GB, 750156374016 bytes
>
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 *
> 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0000329e
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>
> /dev/sdd1   *           1       91201   732572001   fd  Linux raid autodetect
>
> Disk /dev/sde: 750.1 GB, 750156374016 bytes
>
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 *
> 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0008f5b0
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>
> /dev/sde1   *           1       91201   732572001   fd  Linux raid autodetect
>
> Disk /dev/sdf: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
>
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 *
> 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x35f75ecd
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>
> /dev/sdf1               1      121601   976760001   83  Linux
>
> Disk /dev/sdg: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
>
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 *
> 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x933dd9ec
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>
> /dev/sdg1               1      121601   976760001   83  Linux
>
> Disk /dev/sdh: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
>
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 *
> 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x692b8694
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>
> /dev/sdh1               1      121601   976760001   83  Linux
>
> Disk /dev/sdi: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
>
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 *
> 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0xd16d742e
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>
> /dev/sdi1               1      121601   976760001   83  Linux


How many drives do you have in this box?  Is this some kind of
external drive box?  Is it all accessed by USB or are some of these in
the same box as the computer?

I'm assuming /dev/sda, the 251 GB drive as reported by fdisk is the
drive in question.  I don't see any signs of a FAT or NTFS or DOS
partition.

btw, sorry for asking for fdisk -l /dev/sd?  I really meant to say
/dev/xxx and substitute the appropriate device forgetting that the
question mark would mean everything.

claude