[hllug] Re: dual boot XP/U-10.04

  • From: hc@xxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: hllug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:40:28 -0500 (CDT)


On 04/28/2011 04:17 PM, hc@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> 
> On 04/28/2011 02:29 PM, hc@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Hi Lee, top posting this.
>>
>> Update is I am almost back all way and hope to get back to reading on the 
>> 'backup' new power brick came in so I got the GH box back up AKA celf, Dell 
>> is belf & this box is aelf. So all ready to set all 3 up to do the resync 
>> soon as I understand what the heck I am doing. I had to stop for a week from 
>> side effects, doc tried new drug to control my pain but were too severe, had 
>> to stop, and withdrawal is a pure bitch. Sadly drug did work but.....
>>
>> Would u please give me the code to auto mount my usb drive it got lost in 
>> that update and I am so dingy I can't follow the How-tos. Very nervous 
>> messing wi the sys boot anyway. I would appreciate it greatly I want it in 
>> dir  /home/herb/flash.
>>
>> Thanks big,  bro!
>> hh
>>
> 
> On the USB drive:
> 1. One partition or multiple?
> 2. What file system(s)?
> 
> Run the following command (as root user or use sudo) at a console prompt.
> 
> sudo fdisk -l
> 
> Copy and paste output below and post.
> 
> 
> Regards,

Sorry, forgot to tell you to Plug in the USB drive first.

Please run fdisk -l again.


   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1        2432    19531250   83  Linux
/dev/sda2            4885        9734    38948865    5  Extended
/dev/sda5            9552        9734     1463296   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6   *        4885        9369    36020224   83  Linux
/dev/sda7            9369        9551     1462272   82  Linux swap / Solaris

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Disk /dev/sdb: 1020 MB, 1020788736 bytes
31 heads, 30 sectors/track, 2143 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 930 * 512 = 476160 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1               1        2144      996740+   6  FAT16
herb@herb-aelf:~$ 


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