On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:41, Mike Noble wrote: > On Saturday 23 December 2006 09:27, Primm wrote: > > On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote: > > > On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote: > > > > I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it > > > > in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' > > > > as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but > > > > I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as > > > > /dev/sda? How can I get to use it? > > > > > > Open a console as root and type: > > > > > > # fdisk -l > > > > > > Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is > > > only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You > > > can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem > > > of your choice. > > > > > > Hans > > > > it gives me this: > > > > fdisk -l > > > > Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq > > diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 > > FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 > > Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 > > FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap > > / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux > > > > Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > This doesn't look like a partition table > > Probably you selected the wrong device. > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown > > Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): > > phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) > > Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: > > phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) > > Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. > > /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown > > Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): > > phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) > > Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: > > phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) > > Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. > > /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 > > Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): > > phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) > > Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: > > phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) > > Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. > > /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown > > Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): > > phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) > > Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: > > phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) > > Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary. > > > > Partition table entries are not in disk order > > > > Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > This doesn't look like a partition table > > Probably you selected the wrong device. > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown > > Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. > > /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown > > Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. > > /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown > > Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. > > /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty > > Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary. > > > > Partition table entries are not in disk order > > > > Any ideas? > > Thanks Steve. > > Format the drive. > > Mike
Sorry but how do I do that? I've tried fdisk but don't know what device to name it. What is the commant to format this drive? Cheers, Steve -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
