Partitioning + formatting a new HD(120GB)

Partitioning + formatting a new HD(120GB)

[Tom Troonbeeckx]

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?

Yours truly

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

[Jorge R. Csapo]

to partition the HD:

fdisk /dev/hd? where ? is the letter a, b, c, d, etc., depending on which
disk you want to partition (a is primary master, b is primary slave and so
forth). After running fdisk, type 'm' to see a list of all the options. It
should be straightforward.

to format a partition:

mkfs /dev/hd?? where ?? are the letter (as above) and the partition number.

I strongly recommend you read the man pages for fdisk and mkfs.

I also don't think it's a good idea relying exclusively on kudzu to configure
your box. Try to read the documentation and figuring things out so you don't
depend on something automatic that might (will) go wrong. If you need any more
help, please feel free to ask the list.

Good luck!

Jorge

assim falou Tom Troonbeeckx (em 23/05/2003):
> 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?
> 
> Yours truly
> 
>  Ideaxis nv
> -facing the internet-
> 
> Flanders Multimedia Valley
> Wetenschapspark 1
> B-3590 DIEPENBEEK
> 
> Tel : +32 11 26 89 20
> Fax : +32 11 23 22 17
> Mobile: +32 479 13 14 81
> 
> E-Mail: tom.troonbeeckx@ideaxis.com
> URL: http://www.ideaxis.com/
> 
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Re: Partitioning + formatting a new HD(120GB)

[Jeff Largent]

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?
> 
> Yours truly
> 
>  Ideaxis nv
> -facing the internet-
> 
> Flanders Multimedia Valley
> Wetenschapspark 1
> B-3590 DIEPENBEEK
> 
> Tel : +32 11 26 89 20
> Fax : +32 11 23 22 17
> Mobile: +32 479 13 14 81
> 
> E-Mail: tom.troonbeeckx@ideaxis.com
> URL: http://www.ideaxis.com/
> 
> Ideaxis nv legal disclaimer
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Re: Partitioning + formatting a new HD(120GB)

[Stewart]

Tom Troonbeeckx wrote:

> 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?

A quick Google search for "Linux partition hard drive" returned several 
results you may find useful.

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