On Sat July 31 2010, JB wrote: > # <------------------ not the root prompt ! > - give us the output (please do not cut/edit it; do not tell us that it > said something ...; just copy and paste it for us, whatever it is !) # > fdisk -l > # fdisk -l /dev/sda > # cfdisk -Ps > - can you see a disply ? > # cfdisk > If so, just move cursor and hit Quit in menu > If not, give copy the answer for us as above (even if only your bash > prompts. - output of your /etc/fstab > # cat /etc/fstab oh my.. # fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0xa8a8a8a8 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 4462 35840983+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda2 4463 4717 2048287+ e W95 FAT16 (LBA) /dev/sda3 4718 12162 59793409 5 Extended Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sda5 4718 5961 9989120 83 Linux /dev/sda6 5962 8094 17133291 83 Linux /dev/sda7 11919 12162 1951744 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda8 8095 11918 30716248+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) # cfdisk -Ps FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition 2: Partition ends in the final partial cylinder cat /etc/fstab # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0 # / was on /dev/sda5 during installation UUID=c2b10e6e-41fc-4fbd-bb7c-1a1974eaafd3 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 # /home was on /dev/sda6 during installation UUID=40436719-5fde-4f48-93f2-49457f0e1264 /home ext4 defaults 0 2 # swap was on /dev/sda7 during installation UUID=03344fb4-f605-4675-92b9-090a48e88d0b none swap sw 0 0 -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800 Registered Ubuntu User #12459 http://usdebtclock.org/ -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines