Re: [gentoo-user] Fdisk reports new HD as 10MiB
Wol's lists wrote: > On 05/07/2019 15:30, Robin Atwood wrote: >> Thanks Vladimir, that sounds promising. Can you recommend any GPT >> programs (this is new to me)? However the dd utility failed when I >> tried to copy my old HD to the new one. > > Recommend any gpt programs? fdisk :-) ? > > Yes I know it was said it doesn't work, but ime it's been upgraded to > cope. That said, I always use gdisk now, which is almost the same but > explicitly handles gpt. > > Cheers, > Wol > > I've used cgdisk myself. Mostly because I started out using cfdisk for smaller drives and then when large drives came along, cgdisk was available. Both work the same way so no learning curve. Just another option to consider I guess. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] Fdisk reports new HD as 10MiB
Wol's lists wrote: > On 06/07/2019 15:56, Dale wrote: >> Robin Atwood wrote: >>> On Sat, 6 Jul 2019 09:11:22 +1000 >>> Adam Carter wrote: >>> > OK panic over! I had shelled into the wrong system! The mystery is > what I was trying to copy to, the machine only has one HD. > lsblk is nice $ lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 0 931.5G 0 disk └─sda1 8:1 0 931.5G 0 part /var nvme0n1 259:0 0 477G 0 disk ├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 1G 0 part └─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 476G 0 part / >>> lsblk *is* nice, thanks! >>> >>> Robin >> >> >> FYI, it also works when using LVM too. >> >> >> root@fireball / # lsblk >> NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT >> sda 8:0 1 149.1G 0 disk >> ├─sda1 8:1 1 384.3M 0 part /boot >> ├─sda2 8:2 1 1K 0 part >> ├─sda5 8:5 1 957M 0 part >> ├─sda6 8:6 1 23.3G 0 part / >> └─sda7 8:7 1 124.5G 0 part >> ├─OS-usr 254:0 0 35G 0 lvm /usr >> ├─OS-var 254:1 0 32G 0 lvm /var >> └─OS-swap 254:2 0 12G 0 lvm [SWAP] >> sdb 8:16 1 2.7T 0 disk >> └─sdb1 8:17 1 2.7T 0 part >> └─Home2-Home2 254:3 0 8.2T 0 lvm /home >> sdc 8:32 1 5.5T 0 disk >> └─sdc1 8:33 1 5.5T 0 part >> └─Home2-Home2 254:3 0 8.2T 0 lvm /home >> sdd 8:48 1 698.7G 0 disk >> └─sdd1 8:49 1 698.7G 0 part >> └─backup-backup 254:4 0 698.6G 0 lvm /backup >> sr0 11:0 1 3G 0 rom >> root@fireball / # >> > What about lsdrv (as per the raid wiki)? > > https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Asking_for_help > > That handles pretty much everything. > > Cheers, > Wol > > I don't have RAID so no idea. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] Fdisk reports new HD as 10MiB
On 05/07/2019 15:30, Robin Atwood wrote: Thanks Vladimir, that sounds promising. Can you recommend any GPT programs (this is new to me)? However the dd utility failed when I tried to copy my old HD to the new one. Recommend any gpt programs? fdisk :-) ? Yes I know it was said it doesn't work, but ime it's been upgraded to cope. That said, I always use gdisk now, which is almost the same but explicitly handles gpt. Cheers, Wol
Re: [gentoo-user] Fdisk reports new HD as 10MiB
On 06/07/2019 15:56, Dale wrote: Robin Atwood wrote: On Sat, 6 Jul 2019 09:11:22 +1000 Adam Carter wrote: OK panic over! I had shelled into the wrong system! The mystery is what I was trying to copy to, the machine only has one HD. lsblk is nice $ lsblk NAMEMAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:00 931.5G 0 disk └─sda18:10 931.5G 0 part /var nvme0n1 259:00 477G 0 disk ├─nvme0n1p1 259:10 1G 0 part └─nvme0n1p2 259:20 476G 0 part / lsblk *is* nice, thanks! Robin FYI, it also works when using LVM too. root@fireball / # lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 1 149.1G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 1 384.3M 0 part /boot ├─sda2 8:2 1 1K 0 part ├─sda5 8:5 1 957M 0 part ├─sda6 8:6 1 23.3G 0 part / └─sda7 8:7 1 124.5G 0 part ├─OS-usr 254:0 0 35G 0 lvm /usr ├─OS-var 254:1 0 32G 0 lvm /var └─OS-swap 254:2 0 12G 0 lvm [SWAP] sdb 8:16 1 2.7T 0 disk └─sdb1 8:17 1 2.7T 0 part └─Home2-Home2 254:3 0 8.2T 0 lvm /home sdc 8:32 1 5.5T 0 disk └─sdc1 8:33 1 5.5T 0 part └─Home2-Home2 254:3 0 8.2T 0 lvm /home sdd 8:48 1 698.7G 0 disk └─sdd1 8:49 1 698.7G 0 part └─backup-backup 254:4 0 698.6G 0 lvm /backup sr0 11:0 1 3G 0 rom root@fireball / # What about lsdrv (as per the raid wiki)? https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Asking_for_help That handles pretty much everything. Cheers, Wol
Re: [gentoo-user] Fdisk reports new HD as 10MiB
Robin Atwood wrote: > On Sat, 6 Jul 2019 09:11:22 +1000 > Adam Carter wrote: > >>> OK panic over! I had shelled into the wrong system! The mystery is >>> what I was trying to copy to, the machine only has one HD. >>> >> lsblk is nice >> >> $ lsblk >> NAMEMAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT >> sda 8:00 931.5G 0 disk >> └─sda18:10 931.5G 0 part /var >> nvme0n1 259:00 477G 0 disk >> ├─nvme0n1p1 259:10 1G 0 part >> └─nvme0n1p2 259:20 476G 0 part / > lsblk *is* nice, thanks! > > Robin FYI, it also works when using LVM too. root@fireball / # lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 1 149.1G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 1 384.3M 0 part /boot ├─sda2 8:2 1 1K 0 part ├─sda5 8:5 1 957M 0 part ├─sda6 8:6 1 23.3G 0 part / └─sda7 8:7 1 124.5G 0 part ├─OS-usr 254:0 0 35G 0 lvm /usr ├─OS-var 254:1 0 32G 0 lvm /var └─OS-swap 254:2 0 12G 0 lvm [SWAP] sdb 8:16 1 2.7T 0 disk └─sdb1 8:17 1 2.7T 0 part └─Home2-Home2 254:3 0 8.2T 0 lvm /home sdc 8:32 1 5.5T 0 disk └─sdc1 8:33 1 5.5T 0 part └─Home2-Home2 254:3 0 8.2T 0 lvm /home sdd 8:48 1 698.7G 0 disk └─sdd1 8:49 1 698.7G 0 part └─backup-backup 254:4 0 698.6G 0 lvm /backup sr0 11:0 1 3G 0 rom root@fireball / # That is nice. Now to remember it. lol Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] Fdisk reports new HD as 10MiB
On Sat, 6 Jul 2019 09:11:22 +1000 Adam Carter wrote: > > > > OK panic over! I had shelled into the wrong system! The mystery is > > what I was trying to copy to, the machine only has one HD. > > > > lsblk is nice > > $ lsblk > NAMEMAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT > sda 8:00 931.5G 0 disk > └─sda18:10 931.5G 0 part /var > nvme0n1 259:00 477G 0 disk > ├─nvme0n1p1 259:10 1G 0 part > └─nvme0n1p2 259:20 476G 0 part / lsblk *is* nice, thanks! Robin -- -- Robin Atwood. "Ship me somewheres east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, Where there ain't no Ten Commandments an' a man can raise a thirst" from "Mandalay" by Rudyard Kipling -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [gentoo-user] Fdisk reports new HD as 10MiB
On Sat, 06 Jul 2019 11:14:38 +1000 Paul Colquhoun wrote: > > OK panic over! I had shelled into the wrong system! The mystery is > > what I was trying to copy to, the machine only has one HD. > > > It would probably just have created a normal file called /dev/sdb > which would have grown till it filled the empty space on the > partition. Yes, that's what it did, though it didn't fill the partition up. Phew, that's a relief, I was worrying I had overwritten the BIOS or something! Thanks Robin -- -- Robin Atwood. "Ship me somewheres east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, Where there ain't no Ten Commandments an' a man can raise a thirst" from "Mandalay" by Rudyard Kipling -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
