Re: Partitioning + formatting a new HD(120GB)

[Jeff Largent <jlargent@imagelinks.com>]

primary master hda
primary slave  hdb
secondary master hdc
secondary slave  hdd

Partition the drive:
man fdisk

fdisk /dev/hd?
or
sfdisk /dev/hd?

Format partitons:
man mke2fs

for ext2
mke2fs /dev/hd??

ext3

mke2fs -j /dev/hd??

fat

mkdosfs /dev/hd??
or
mkdosfs -F32 /dev/hd?? for fat32


Tom Troonbeeckx wrote:
> Dear Sir/Madam,
> 
> I have plugged in a new IDE HD.  The motherboard detects it already.
> 
> After a restart the kudzu doesn't detect this HD.  I have to do a manual
> format and partitioning i guess.
> In which way can i format this HD and cut this HD in partitions?
> 
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