[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: ATA Drive Question

[Wayne Walker]

If you can get to a shell, run:

cat /proc/partitions

It should be enlightening.

Wayne

On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 03:52:24PM -0600, BBBB wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "william jones" <wljonespe at verizon.net>
> To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 2:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] OT: ATA Drive Question
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> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: BBBB <Brad.List at Thingbuilder.com>
> > To: NTLUG Discussion List <discuss at ntlug.org>
> > Sent: Friday, December 1, 2006 2:21:43 PM
> > Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] OT: ATA Drive Question
> >
> >
> > I purchased a used IBM Netvista computer with a 20 gig ATA drive
> (according
> > to the part number).
> > When using ubuntu's disk partitioner or using Partition Magic, I only see
> 10
> > gigs.
> > If this is in fact a 20 gig drive, How do I make the other 10 gigs
> visible?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bradley
> >
> > Bradley,
> >
> > I had a similar problem with a flash drive.  The missing half turned up in
> another directory.  It was not visible to the partitioner as an ordinary
> partition because it was formatted as Linux swap.  I use it for backup,
> readable by Linux but not by Bill's bloatware.  The other half, which was
> always visible, is formatted vfat32, readable by all.  Admittedly, there are
> problems that will make half of a disk unreadable, such as a bad platter or
> a bad reading head.  I wish you good fortune.
> >
> > William L. Jones.
> >
> 
> Thanks, William. I suppose the drive could be defective but if it was a swap
> partition, wouldn't it have shown up in the Ubuntu installation partitioner?
> If I make a swap
> partition, it is visible there.
> 
> Bradley
> 
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