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 :( -- Thanks! Regards, Ankur https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha "FranciscoD" -- 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
