[hllug] Re: dual boot XP/U-10.04
- From: hc@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: hllug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:17:47 -0500 (CDT)
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,
--
Lee Parmeter
herb@herb-aelf:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for herb:
Disk /dev/sda: 80.1 GB, 80060424192 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9733 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00089ff3
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 2432 19531250 83 Linux (this is ext3)
/dev/sda2 4885 9734 38948865 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 9552 9734 1463296 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 * 4885 9369 36020224 83 Linux (this is ext4
'install gave me no choice)
/dev/sda7 9369 9551 1462272 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Partition table entries are not in disk order
herb@herb-aelf:~$
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