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From: Michael on 24 Aug 2006 22:04
I've installed a 2nd hard drive to my Slackware 10.2 setup,
but I get the following error when I try to format the disk:

# fdisk /dev/sdb
# Unable to open /dev/sdb

The hard drive is a Seagate Ultra ATA/100 500 GB. The BIOS,
incidently, doensn't "see" all 500 GBs.

Thanks for any help.

Mike


From: rimala2323 on 24 Aug 2006 22:17
sorry i dun really knw bout tis...

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From: rimala2323 on 24 Aug 2006 22:17
sorry i dun really knw bout tis...

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From: Grant on 24 Aug 2006 23:19
On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:04:41 GMT, "Michael" <emdeedoublethree(a)cornell.edu> wrote:

># fdisk /dev/sdb
># Unable to open /dev/sdb
>
>The hard drive is a Seagate Ultra ATA/100 500 GB.

What does dmesg say about the drive?

> The BIOS,
>incidently, doensn't "see" all 500 GBs.

Doesn't need to, how much does it see?

Grant.
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From: Michael on 25 Aug 2006 00:03

"Grant" <bugsplatter(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1uqse2pvqhjn2g57bu9c57c6afnku7vior(a)4ax.com...
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:04:41 GMT, "Michael" <emdeedoublethree(a)cornell.edu> wrote:
>
>># fdisk /dev/sdb
>># Unable to open /dev/sdb
>>
>>The hard drive is a Seagate Ultra ATA/100 500 GB.
>
> What does dmesg say about the drive?
>
>> The BIOS,
>>incidently, doensn't "see" all 500 GBs.
>
> Doesn't need to, how much does it see?
>
> Grant.
> --
> http://bugsplatter.mine.nu/

I got it. I forgot to mkfs.

It said something like 137 GB, but an fs on the
command line now shows 488 GB. Qui sais.

Thanks.


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