Hello Chaps I have a non responsive Seagate USB Hard Drive that I am trying to rescue. Under windows, the error message appears that the drive does not have a valid Partition Table. I have tried to get it to be recognized under Linux: glenn(a)glenn:$ mount /dev/hda1 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro) proc on /proc type proc (rw) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw) tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755) tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,size=10M,mode=0755) glenn(a)glenn:~$ cd /proc/bus/usb glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ ls 001 devices glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ cat devices T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2 B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0 D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06 S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.12-9-386 uhci_hcd S: Product=Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB S: SerialNumber=0000:00:07.2 C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 0mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 11 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=0bc2 ProdID=3000 Rev= 0.00 S: Manufacturer=Seagate S: Product=FreeAgentDesktop S: SerialNumber= 5RY0MBXS C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 0mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ Any tips as to how I can mount the drive so I can reformat it with a NTFS file system? Cheers Glenn.
Did you want to recover data from or or just reformat it? You dont need to remount it to repartition, just open fdisk or cfdisk. Liz 2009/10/14 Glenn Stuart Morrissey <gmorrissey(a)kol.co.nz>
Hello Chaps
I have a non responsive Seagate USB Hard Drive that I am trying to rescue. Under windows, the error message appears that the drive does not have a valid Partition Table.
I have tried to get it to be recognized under Linux:
glenn(a)glenn:$ mount
/dev/hda1 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,size=10M,mode=0755)
glenn(a)glenn:~$ cd /proc/bus/usb
glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ ls
001 devices
glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ cat devices
T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.12-9-386 uhci_hcd
S: Product=Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:07.2
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms
T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 11 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0bc2 ProdID=3000 Rev= 0.00
S: Manufacturer=Seagate
S: Product=FreeAgentDesktop
S: SerialNumber= 5RY0MBXS
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$
Any tips as to how I can mount the drive so I can reformat it with a NTFS file system?
Cheers
Glenn.
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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
Thanks for the quick replies. I'm just wanting to reformat the drive. _____ From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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
Ive run fdisk but nothing comes up. Ive tried fdisk /dev/usb but I get: glenn(a)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(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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
Can you run fdisk –l and send me the output? CR From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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(a)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(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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 -- This message has been checked by the Turnstone managed spam filter and is believed to be clean.
Hey Cameron, Here's the output: glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ fdisk -l glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ Glenn. _____ From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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? CR From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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(a)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(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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 -- This message has been checked by the Turnstone managed spam filter and is believed to be clean.
Can you run the command as root. Try sudo fdisk -l From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ fdisk –l glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ Glenn. ________________________________ From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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? CR From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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(a)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(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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 -- This message has been checked by the Turnstone managed spam filter and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been checked by the Turnstone managed spam filter and is believed to be clean.
glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ sudo fdisk -l Password: Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4864 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 4771 38323026 83 Linux /dev/hda2 4772 4864 747022+ 5 Extended /dev/hda5 4772 4864 746991 82 Linux swap / Solaris glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ _____ From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Cameron Rangeley Sent: Wednesday, 14 October 2009 12:06 p.m. To: Waikato Linux Users Group Subject: Re: [wlug] Seagate USB External Hard Drive Can you run the command as root. Try sudo fdisk -l From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ fdisk -l glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ Glenn. _____ From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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? CR From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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(a)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(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)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 -- This message has been checked by the Turnstone managed spam filter and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been checked by the Turnstone managed spam filter and is believed to be clean.
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:11:02PM +1300, Glenn Stuart Morrissey wrote:
Ive run fdisk but nothing comes up. Ive tried fdisk /dev/usb but I get:
glenn(a)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.
Hi, is it a Seagate Free Agent? Some of the models had a problem with power management - they relied on something that Windows did, and as a result, they go into low-power mode after 15 minutes in Linux regardless of if you access the drive or not. Assuming that's the problem, and it's not faulty hardware, you can disable the drive's power-saving under linux with the sdparm utility. Eg if you know the hard drive is /dev/sdc, you can do sdparm --clear STANDBY -6 /dev/sdc as root, or sudo sdparm --clear STANDBY -6 /dev/sdc if you aren't logged in with the root account. To find the correct /dev device, assuming it's not faulty hardware that isn't being seen, you could try dmesg | less and looking near the end, or searching for "Seagate" (type /Seagate with the slash when in less) John
fdisk –l You will see the disk there listed with no partition then you can use cfdisk /dev/sda or what ever your Seagate drive is to create the partition. CR From: wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:wlug-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Glenn Stuart Morrissey Sent: Wednesday, 14 October 2009 10:57 a.m. To: wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: [wlug] Seagate USB External Hard Drive Hello Chaps I have a non responsive Seagate USB Hard Drive that I am trying to rescue. Under windows, the error message appears that the drive does not have a valid Partition Table. I have tried to get it to be recognized under Linux: glenn(a)glenn:$ mount /dev/hda1 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro) proc on /proc type proc (rw) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw) tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755) tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,size=10M,mode=0755) glenn(a)glenn:~$ cd /proc/bus/usb glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ ls 001 devices glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ cat devices T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2 B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0 D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06 S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.12-9-386 uhci_hcd S: Product=Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB S: SerialNumber=0000:00:07.2 C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 0mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 11 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=0bc2 ProdID=3000 Rev= 0.00 S: Manufacturer=Seagate S: Product=FreeAgentDesktop S: SerialNumber= 5RY0MBXS C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 0mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms glenn(a)glenn:/proc/bus/usb$ Any tips as to how I can mount the drive so I can reformat it with a NTFS file system? Cheers Glenn. -- This message has been checked by the Turnstone managed spam filter and is believed to be clean.
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Liz Quilty -
Ronnie Collinson