[nflug] Help needed Initializing a new notebook disk drive

Joe josephj at main.nc.us
Wed Dec 31 21:44:22 EST 2008 

/dev/sdc only appears when the drive is plugged in, so I don't think
that's it.
fstab below:

Joe

bigbird at sananda:~$ cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
#  -- This file has been automaticly generated by ntfs-config --
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>

proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# Entry for /dev/sda4 :
UUID=c171912f-5148-41b9-a2e3-70a68361cc57 / ext3
nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 1
# Entry for /dev/sda6 :
UUID=0deaaf4c-bacb-4644-a3f1-96c46c1b8844 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
/dev/sda1 /media/windoze ntfs-3g
auto,rw,gid=1002,umask=0002,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0
# Entry for /dev/sda2 :
UUID=5f8bb6e5-f6f7-486e-97aa-06fd6dc3dbfd /media/dataspace ext3
nouser,defaults,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
#Entry for /dev/sdb2 - joelinusb2 usb Linux partition
UUID=290fdbe2-4535-4b43-a035-7805062cb069 /media/joelinusb2 ext3
user,async,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
# Entry for /dev/sdb1 - joewinusb usb drive Windows partition
UUID=0BDD76C77F0F8CEE /media/joewinusb ntfs-3g
user,noauto,rw,gid=1002,umask=0002,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0

bigbird at sananda:~$   

Cyber Source wrote:
> whats in your fstab file? what are the chances that your dvd/cd is
> actually sdc and it's not seeing the new drive at all?
>
> Joe wrote:
>> Here's the output for dmesg and fdisk.  dmesg shows how it handles my
>> internal drive (sda) and my FreeAgent USB drive (sdb2) (bought it before
>> the article about Seagate dropping support for Linux).  The last two
>> lines show it sees sdc, but fdisk isn't having any.
>>
>> Do you know if a 1.5 MB/sec controller can handle a 3MB/sec drive?
>>
>> Thanks for looking into this further.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> bigbird at sananda:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdc
>>
>> Unable to read /dev/sdc
>> bigbird at sananda:~$
>> bigbird at sananda:~$ dmesg | grep sd
>> [   31.978128] Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
>> [   31.981229] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] 234441648 512-byte hardware sectors
>> (120034 MB)
>> [   31.981257] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
>> [   31.981263] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
>> [   31.981300] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache:
>> enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
>> [   31.981400] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] 234441648 512-byte hardware sectors
>> (120034 MB)
>> [   31.981424] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
>> [   31.981429] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
>> [   31.981467] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache:
>> enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
>> [   31.981474]  sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 < sda5 > sda4
>> [   32.027345] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
>> [   32.036425] sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
>> [   34.959860] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte hardware sectors
>> (250059 MB)
>> [   34.961470] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
>> [   34.961479] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 1c 00 00 00
>> [   34.961485] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
>> [   34.963859] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte hardware sectors
>> (250059 MB)
>> [   34.965465] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
>> [   34.965474] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 1c 00 00 00
>> [   34.965479] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
>> [   34.965491]  sdb: sdb1 sdb2
>> [   34.991407] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
>> [   34.991485] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
>> [   53.533600] sdhci: Secure Digital Host Controller Interface driver
>> [   53.533608] sdhci: Copyright(c) Pierre Ossman
>> [   57.853803] sdhci: SDHCI controller found at 0000:08:06.3 [104c:803c]
>> (rev 0)
>> [   58.885622] Adding 1767076k swap on /dev/sda5.  Priority:-1 extents:1
>> across:1767076k
>> [   59.407078] EXT3 FS on sda4, internal journal
>> [   60.965326] EXT3 FS on sda2, internal journal
>> [   65.379312] audit(1230746295.196:2): type=1503
>> operation="inode_permission" requested_mask="a::" denied_mask="a::"
>> name="/dev/tty" pid=5709 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" namespace="default"
>> [  159.538730] EXT3 FS on sdb2, internal journal
>> [ 3994.249820] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk
>> [ 3994.249909] sd 7:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
>> bigbird at sananda:~$                  
>> Cyber Source wrote:
>>  
>>> 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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