On 09/03/2010 09:42 AM, Ankur Sinha wrote: > On Fri, 2010-09-03 at 09:24 -0700, JD wrote: >> On 09/03/2010 07:57 AM, Ankur Sinha wrote: >>> hi, >>> >>> I've plugged in my harddisk via a SATA/IDE to USB converter to my >>> laptop. The device is created as /dev/sdb, but fdisk -l or parted, >>> gparted do not show it as a drive. >>> >>> Here's the dmesg output: >>> >>>> scsi8 : usb-storage 1-2:1.0 >>>> scsi 8:0:0:0: Direct-Access USB TO I DE/SATA Device 0041 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 >>>> sd 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 >>>> sd 8:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk >>> How do I access my drive? I intend to format it etc. and then set up >>> fedora 13 on it. >> Very very funny. LOL!!! >> >> You say the device is created as /dev/sdb, >> but you dmesg states clearly it is /dev/sdc >> >> Now all you do is >> >> sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdc >> >> or >> >> sudo parted -l /dev/sdc >> > lol, > > That was a typo. I'm not entirely a linux noob :P > > Disconnected, reconnected. Fresh outputs: > > dmesg: > [root@070905042 ~]# dmesg > usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6 > usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=05e3, idProduct=0718 > usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=2 > usb 1-2: Product: USB Storage > usb 1-2: SerialNumber: 000000000033 > scsi8 : usb-storage 1-2:1.0 > scsi 8:0:0:0: Direct-Access USB TO I DE/SATA Device 0041 PQ: 0 > ANSI: 0 > sd 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 > sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk > > [root@070905042 ~]# fdisk -l /dev/sdb > [root@070905042 ~]# > > (gave nothing) > > [root@070905042 ~]# parted -l /dev/sdb > Model: ATA FUJITSU MHV2120B (scsi) > Disk /dev/sda: 120GB > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B > Partition Table: msdos > > Number Start End Size Type File system Flags > 1 1049kB 538MB 537MB primary ext4 boot > 2 538MB 32.8GB 32.2GB primary ext4 > 3 32.8GB 34.9GB 2147MB primary linux-swap(v1) > 4 34.9GB 120GB 85.1GB extended > 5 34.9GB 120GB 85.1GB logical ext4 > > > Model: Seagate FreeAgent Go (scsi) > Disk /dev/sdc: 320GB > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B > Partition Table: msdos > > Number Start End Size Type File system Flags > 1 32.3kB 107GB 107GB primary ext3 > 2 107GB 129GB 21.5GB primary ntfs > 3 129GB 320GB 191GB primary ext3 > > > No mention of the sdb :( Then your drive is dead!! What does windoze say when you conect it to windoze? -- 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
