yes, it seems that /dev/sdb is unformatted BE VERY CAREFUL WHILE FOLLOWING THE NEXT STEPS, if you make a mistake you could loose all your data!!!!!!
from the terminal you can do "sudo fdisk /dev/sdb", then press p to see the partition table, press n for a new partition, press p for primary, then the default values for start and end cylinder... please not that you have created an ext2/3 partition, which will not be readable under windows, unless you install this: http://www.fs-driver.org/ otherwise, install gparted and follow the instructions here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowtoPartition ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Incomplete => Invalid ** bug changed to question: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/46845 -- external hard drive doesn't appear (kubuntu 8.04, Acer laptop) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/276368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
