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Ok, I have a Linux box at home running Ubuntu 9.10 (I believe). I like Ubuntu, but I have a few questions.
I've been considering putting Ubuntu Studio on this box, because I think right now I'm running the Server version. Is there anything I can't do (PHP & MySQL Development, for instance) with Ubuntu Studio, that I can do with Ubuntu Server?
And, This machine I have has two hard drives. Unfortunately, the 10 GB one (it's an older machine) is Windows formatted, and I can't figure out how to format it for Ubuntu, so it's essentially useless.
I think there are files on it that I actually want.
I could, though, take that drive out, see if there are any files on it that I want, and take them off.
I want to use that drive, though. The drive that is in there now is a 40 GB (that's where my main Ubuntu install is), and the "other" is a 10 GB. So, how can I get the 10GB drive to be compatible with my Ubuntu system?
I can't do anything with this right now, but I will need the info shortly into the future. I have to buy another mouse for my computer (my other one broke, so I can't use my KVM right now).
Any thoughts?Started By Monte on Jan 14, 2010 at 8:30:45 AM
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This message has been edited.#1 Ubuntu has a setting/app that can read NTFS disks. Can't remember what it's called but I know it was quite easy to find.
#2 Just get Ubuntu (Gparted?) to reformat the disk? (Probably to Ext3 format).
Monte on Jan 14, 2010 at 11:31:22 AM (# 3)
This message has been edited.1. I'll have to look for that. Are you talking about ntfs-3g, perhaps?
2. I think I tried that already, unsuccessfully.
TOER on Jan 14, 2010 at 11:45:54 AM (# 4)
This message has been edited.Or dowload and burn a System Rescue CD from http://www.sysresccd.org/ that may recover virtually any disk and repartiton/reformat at your convenience most Windows and Linux file systems!
BikeRepairman on Jan 15, 2010 at 1:35:40 AM (# 5)
This message has been edited.From the top of my head,
[1] go to the CLI as root
[2] at prompt type "/sbin/fdisk /dev/hdx" (x stands for the drive, presumably "c" (hda is the primary drive, hdb could be a cdrom or dvd)
[3] at the fdisk menu type "p". This gives the kind of format (look under ID)
[4] type "l" to see whick kind of format the drive has. (remember it)
[5] type "q" to leave fdisk
[6] at the prompt type "cd \mnt"
[7] type "mkdir disk10g"
[8] type "mount -t FAT16 /mnt/disk10g /dev/hdx1" (assuming it's an FAT16 format
if all is well, you can access the disk at /mnt/disk10g to copy your files. (use "umount /dev/hdx1" to unmount the drive).
If you want the disk formatted for linux,
[1] go back to fdisk, (use the right drive!!) delete the partition(s) with the "d" option
[2] use the "n" option to create a new partition (use EXT3)
[3] use "v" (verify) and "w" (write partition table)
[4] back at the prompt use "mkfs.ext3 /dev/hdc1" (still assuming the 10G drive is "c" and the partition number is "1"
[5] create a directory where you want the drive mounted. e.g. /home/<user>/work ; <user> is your login name.
type "mkdir /home/<user>/work"
[6] "chown <user>:<user> /home/<user>/work" (to give you permissions to access the directory/drive
[7] type "cd /etc"
[8] open the file "fstab" with a text editor
[9] add the line "/dev/hdc1 /home/<user>/work ext3 defaults 1 2" This will permanently mount the drive there. Please note that there has to be an empty line at the bottom of fstab.
[10] save the file
[11] type "mount -a" to remount all volumes from the file fstab
Monte on Jan 15, 2010 at 6:43:52 AM (# 6)Thanks, Guys!
I'll give this a try next time I fire up my Linux box...
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