Michael Irving <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I just rebooted after having a look at panoramix.
>
> When I got into the graphical part of panoramix it asked me again for my scsi
> card even though the txt version asked the same thing.
>
> Then I get into disk druid. And it can only see the partitions on my first
err, diskdrake, not disk druid :pp
> harddisk. The other 2 harddisks where 'empty' (but as I am now in linux running
> of sdb I guess it is wrong :) ).
it's cuz' something was not recognised. In that case error is still basic :(
and eraseBadPartitions was set, meaning blanking silently :-((
(changed now!)
> Anyhow as I didn't wanna repartition
> everything I rebooted the machine.
you really did not hit `Done' ?!?!?!?
i would understand the problem if you had hit Done, but otherwise, i really
don't understand...
> (I have some partitions on my hdb that I
> don't wanna fuck up) and what do I notice..
> DiskDruid has fucked up my ext2 partition it could see on sda.
> And that was the only ext2 partition that I definetly didn't wanna loose as it
> contains my mirror of mandrake..
>
> My scsi setup is like this..
>
> AHA 2940u2w
> id:0 9.1 gb lvd drive on the lvd connector
> id:1 9.1 gb lvd drive on the lvd connector (active terminator)
> id:2 9.1 gb u2 drive on the u2 connector (terminated)
>
> AHA 2940uw
> id:4 Tandberg SLR5 (streamer)
> id:5 Plextor R820TI (cdr)
>
> Wouldn't it be wise to have the disk druid not to write ANYTHING on the disks
> until I click something like 'done' or 'apply'??
>
*yes* *yes*
i totally agree. And even that way, it should warn before writing.
i really don't understand how you did it...
> And howcome it didn't detect the partitions on sdb and sdc??
>
no real clue :(
> Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1106 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sda1 * 1 269 2160711 b Win95 FAT32
> /dev/sda2 283 1106 6618780 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
> /dev/sda3 270 282 104422+ 83 Linux
>
> ^ ^ There should be an /dev/sda5 but it is now gone to /dev/nul or something
>
> Disk /dev/sdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1106 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sdb1 1 26 208813+ 83 Linux
> /dev/sdb2 27 42 128520 5 Extended
> /dev/sdb3 43 1106 8546580 83 Linux
> /dev/sdb5 27 42 128488+ 82 Linux swap
>
> Disk /dev/sdc: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1106 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sdc1 2 1106 8875912+ 83 Linux
>
>
could you give the output
echo -e "x\np\nq\n" | /sbin/fdisk /dev/sda
(which is, (p)rint in e(x)pert mode of fdisk)
for each disk... it may help...
thanks, cu Pixel.
