Can you run the command as root.� Try sudo fdisk -l

From: wlug-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Glenn Stuart Morrissey
Sent: Wednesday, 14 October 2009 12:03 p.m.
To: 'Waikato Linux Users Group'
Subject: Re: [wlug] Seagate USB External Hard Drive

Hey Cameron,

Here�s the output:

glenn@glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ fdisk �l

glenn@glenn:/proc/bus/usb$

Glenn.

From: wlug-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Cameron Rangeley
Sent: Wednesday, 14 October 2009 11:44 a.m.
To: Waikato Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [wlug] Seagate USB External Hard Drive

Can you run fdisk �l and send me the output?

From: wlug-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Glenn Stuart Morrissey
Sent: Wednesday, 14 October 2009 11:41 a.m.
To: 'Waikato Linux Users Group'
Subject: Re: [wlug] Seagate USB External Hard Drive

Ive run fdisk but nothing comes up.

Ive tried fdisk /dev/usb but I get:

glenn@glenn:unable to open /dev/usb/

How can I find out what /dev/ to specify with fdisk?

All the darn drive just wants to do is beep�

From: wlug-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Glenn Stuart Morrissey
Sent: Wednesday, 14 October 2009 11:10 a.m.
To: 'Waikato Linux Users Group'
Subject: Re: [wlug] Seagate USB External Hard Drive

Thanks for the quick replies. I�m just wanting to reformat the drive.

From: wlug-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Ronnie Collinson
Sent: Wednesday, 14 October 2009 11:02 a.m.
To: Waikato Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [wlug] Seagate USB External Hard Drive

You cant format a mounted drive/partition unless your trying to recover the data first, if so using recreating using a partition program may fix it but do that as last resort

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