[nflug] Help needed Initializing a new notebook disk drive

[Cyber Source]

what does "dmesg|grep sd" return?

Joe wrote:
> Thanks for the quick reply.
>
> I did it and the drive shows up as /dev/sdc now (my other usb drive is
> plugged in and is /dev/sdb). 
>
> *But* fdisk doesn't seem to see the new drive (see below).
>
> What now?
>
> Joe
>
> bigbird at sananda:~/pq$ ls /dev/sd*
> /dev/sda  /dev/sda1  /dev/sda2  /dev/sda3  /dev/sda4  /dev/sda5 
> /dev/sdb  /dev/sdb1  /dev/sdb2  /dev/sdc
> bigbird at sananda:~/pq$ fdisk -l
> bigbird at sananda:~/pq$ sudo !!
> sudo fdisk -l
> [sudo] password for bigbird:
>
> Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0x1ea71ea6
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sda1   *           1        5099    40957686    7  HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/sda2            5100        8986    31222327+  83  Linux
> /dev/sda3           14000       14219     1767150    5  Extended
> /dev/sda4            8987       13999    40266922+  83  Linux
> /dev/sda5           14000       14219     1767087   82  Linux swap / Solaris
>
> Partition table entries are not in disk order
>
> Disk /dev/sdb: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0x000979ea
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sdb1               1        6384    51279448+   7  HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/sdb2            6385       30401   192916552+  83  Linux
> bigbird at sananda:~/pq$
>
>
> Cyber Source wrote:
>   
>> The gparted cd probably does not have the usb storage module loaded.
>> Boot the laptop with kbuntu, then plug it in. as root, type "fdisk
>> -l", if it sees the drive, there's nothing wrong.
>>
>> Joe wrote:
>>     
>>> I just got a new drive for my notebook.  The old drive still works, but
>>> has some bad spots on it (that are out of the way for now).
>>>
>>> The notebook is an HP dv5020us Centrino Duo.  It is dual boot kubuntu
>>> hardy and Win XP.
>>>
>>> The new HD is Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 5400rpm SATA 320GB 3GB/s drive.
>>> I thought I ordered a 1.5 GB/s drive, but that's not what the label on
>>> the drive says.
>>> My old (current) drive (/dev/sda) is a 120GB 1.5GB/s drive (ST9120821AS)
>>> ATA-5 4200rpm and my controller is probably a 1.5GB/s controller.
>>>
>>> Is that enough to make the new drive incompatible with my system?
>>>
>>> I hooked up the drive to my notebook using a Vantec SATA/IDE to USB 2.0
>>> adapter.
>>>
>>> When I plug it into the usb port, nothing seems to happen, but when I
>>> look, I see that /dev/sdb appears when the drive is plugged in.  the
>>> drive is very quiet, but I can hear it spinning when I put it next to my
>>> ear.
>>>
>>> I rebooted the notebook from my gparted live CD.
>>> I expected gparted to be able to see and setup the new drive, but it
>>> does not see it at all.
>>>
>>> I thought about swapping the new and old drive in the notebook and then
>>> booting from gparted again, but since gparted can see and work with my
>>> other usb drive (currently unplugged), I'm not sure if that will help.
>>>
>>> What do I do next?
>>>
>>> I have a blinking rebate to send in right away, so I need to determine
>>> if the drive will work asap.
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