On 09/03/2010 08:57 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. > $ cat /proc/partitions If its not in there its not working. That is always the first place to look if in doubt. Good luck! -- 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