Greetings from Brasília
I need to copy one of my documentaries' DCP package onto a Linux pendrive but MAC Disk Utility will only show the following:
MAC OS Extended (Journaled);
MacOS Extended (Case sensitive),
EXFAT and
MSDOS-FAT
,none of which mentions Linux.
I'm looking for instructions on how to perform this formatting, which software to use, etc.
Thank you
Mário Salimon
Did you find any way to get out with this error ? I've got the same with an extended partition...
Code:
# fdisk /dev/sda
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.25.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sda: 55,9 GiB, 60022480896 bytes, 117231408 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x00015c35
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 * 2048 19531775 19529728 9,3G 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 19533822 117229567 97695746 46,6G 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 19533824 23558143 4024320 1,9G 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 23560192 117229567 93669376 44,7G 83 Linux
Code:
# dmesg|less
[ 84.343741] EXT4-fs (sda2): unable to read superblock
[ 84.348074] EXT4-fs (sda2): unable to read superblock
[ 84.352391] EXT4-fs (sda2): unable to read superblock
[ 84.357159] XFS (sda2): Invalid superblock magic number
[ 84.373676] FAT-fs (sda2): utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive!
[ 84.373891] FAT-fs (sda2): bogus logical sector size 65535
[ 84.373897] FAT-fs (sda2): Can't find a valid FAT filesystem
[ 84.378220] FAT-fs (sda2): utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive!
[ 84.378444] FAT-fs (sda2): bogus logical sector size 65535
[ 84.378449] FAT-fs (sda2): Can't find a valid FAT filesystem
[ 84.386262] ntfs: (device sda2): is_boot_sector_ntfs(): Invalid boot sector checksum.
[ 84.386270] ntfs: (device sda2): read_ntfs_boot_sector(): Primary boot sector is invalid.
[ 84.386275] ntfs: (device sda2): read_ntfs_boot_sector(): Mount option errors=recover not used. Aborting without trying to recover.
[ 84.386279] ntfs: (device sda2): ntfs_fill_super(): Not an NTFS volume.
[ 84.390737] MINIX-fs: unable to read superblock
[ 84.395176] attempt to access beyond end of device
[ 84.395185] sda2: rw=16, want=3, limit=2
[ 84.395191] hfsplus: unable to find HFS+ superblock
[ 84.404204] qnx4: no qnx4 filesystem (no root dir).
[ 84.408959] You didn't specify the type of your ufs filesystem
mount -t ufs -o ufstype=sun|sunx86|44bsd|ufs2|5xbsd|old|hp|nextstep|nextstep-cd|openstep ...
>>>WARNING<<< Wrong ufstype may corrupt your filesystem, default is ufstype=old
[ 84.417367] hfs: can't find a HFS filesystem on dev sda2
Gents,
last time i installed windows was some silly years ago. So i'm at loss now.
Trying to add XP on RH6.5 system to dual boot.
One of the immediate problems/concerns is that Windows Installer wants to write something at the beginning of the boot disk (/dev/sda), BUT :
a. /dev/sda is fully partitioned for Linux
b. /dev/sda is under lvm control.
I gave XP 72GB on /dev/sdd2 extended partition.
Question how to add windows without ruining normal OS?
Details:
Code:
[root@server ~]# pvs
PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree
/dev/sda1 VG_Storage lvm2 a-- 465.67g 0
/dev/sda5 VG_Storage lvm2 a-- 465.67g 0
/dev/sda6 VG_Storage lvm2 a-- 465.93g 0
/dev/sdb2 vg_server lvm2 a-- 148.56g 1.00m
/dev/sdc1 VG_Oracle lvm2 a-- 74.53g 0
/dev/sdc2 VG_backup lvm2 a-- 74.52g 1.48g
/dev/sdd1 VG_Oracle lvm2 a-- 74.53g 0
/dev/sdd3 VG_backup lvm2 a-- 83.83g 0
[root@server ~]# fdisk -l /dev/sda
Disk /dev/sda: 1500.3 GB, 1500301910016 bytes
<skip>
Disk identifier: 0x1af11af1
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 60789 488287611 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 60790 182401 976848390 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 60790 121578 488287611 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 121579 182401 488560716 83 Linux
fdisk -l /dev/sdd
Disk /dev/sdd: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
<skip>
Disk identifier: 0x00073bcf
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdd1 * 1 9729 78148161 83 Linux
/dev/sdd2 9730 19457 78140160 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdd3 19458 30401 87907680 83 Linux
My attempts to back-up to an external hard disk finally met with apparent success but I cannot now mount the target drive.
To summarize:-
1. Installing a SATA hard disk, identical to my computer's main drive, in a USB 2.0 caddy and attaching this to the computer resulted in qualified recognition. 'fdisk' 'saw' both the main drive, as sda, and the USB drive, as sdb, respectively but initially noted that the latter, “... doesn't contain a valid partition table.” This was hardly surprising. At the point of first connection the external drive was essentially a 'bare metal' device, having had its data wiped. Nevertheless, 'fdisk' correctly reported its size, number of heads and cylinders, etc.
2. 'dmesg' also correctly identified the external disk as sdb, reporting its type and the USB port to which it is connected.
3. 'df' ignores the second hard drive, reporting only the main disk.
4. Attempts to clone/back-up the main disk to the external disk using the recommended tools EaseUS Todo back-up and RedoBackup, booting respectively from appropriate USB memory sticks, both failed. Neither utility was prepared to write to the external disk. EaseUS acknowledged the latter but crashed the whole computer when instructed to perform the clone. RedoBackup failed to recognize the external disk.
5. Then came the break-through. A bit more Net browsing led me to try the command 'dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb'. The main disk was bit-copied (cloned) to the external disk at roughly 20Gb per hour, meaning that my 80Gb disk was copied in just under 4 hours. Checking 'dd's resulting report showed what appeared to be a perfect copy.
So far, so good. I now have a back-up which, being identical to the main disk, should, I assume, be bootable. In the event of trouble with the main disk I should be able simply to exchange it for the external disk and carry on from the point at which I made my last back-up. I cannot, however, access and read the external disk. I assume that it must have a partition table and be mounted. The first requirement appears to have been resolved by the cloning operation. 'fdisk' reports no trouble with the partition table on the cloned external disk. It lists /dev/sb1 as the bootable Linux partition, /dev/sdb2 as the Extended partition and /dev/sdb5 as the Linux swap / Solaris partition, exactly mirroring the corresponding entries for the main, sda, drive.
My attempts to mount the external disk have all failed, however. I clearly do not understand the syntax of the mount command or have failed to meet some other requirement. 'mount' objected without hesitation to my early mistakes but “mount -t dev/sdb” was instantly accepted. No error messages or other output resulted and the command prompt was immediately redisplayed but 'mount' then failed to show that the external drive had been mounted. If I try something like 'mount -t /dev/sdb1 /mnt/xdisk', where xdisk is a directory I have been told to create, then I am presented with a prolix description of 'mount's syntax, most of which leaves me bewildered. 'mount' then once again confirms that sdb1 does not feature in the list of mounted devices.
Can someone offer any suggestions? I have read one or two of the other posts on this topic but none of the details match my problem too well and I did not understand some of the replies. If I try to add a line to /etc/fstab, for example, I find that I do not have a directory called 'fstab', only 'fstab.d' and that is empty.
I have roughly one year's experience with Linux Mint 13 which I chose because it so closely resembled Windows XP.
Hi,
Could anyone please explain as understandable as possible how could I on my Windows 8 open either single file or install (and use) entire software which is supposted to work on Linux and/or Ubuntu? I have absolutelly NO experience with Linux and have never used it. Honestly, I don't know if there is any difference between Linux and Ubuntu. I want to be inside my Windows 8 while using Linux files/sofware. The only solution I could think of are actually two but neither of them is useful for me:
1. Vmware (i don't know how to use it)
2. Rent remote computer (vps/rdp) with linux OS installed (this would let me be in Windows 8 while being able to use Linux file/software [on remote computer] but sooner or later I would want to have Windows installed there too)
Tried program Linux Reader but didn't work on my Windows 8. Although I would need solution for installation/usage of software (that can be used only on linux/ubuntu), regardless of details***, the current problem is basically related to single files only: I have two files, both in IMG extension. Don't know how to open them because Deamon Tools doesn't handle IMG. The problem is that filesystem in one of them is "Linux" and filesystem in another is "142". The error I am getting when I try to open them is:
"File with harddrive/disc snapshot is corrupted."
But this is most likely because they are supposted to be used in linux environment, hence such question.
*** when i said "details" I was referring to basically anything: type of software, size, purpose, whether or not it needs network connection, whether or not it contains logging in (username password, etc) requirement, etc.
The following solution for current situation (quoted error above) works only partially:
http://www.sysprobs.com/simple-tip-h...thout-software
I am able to open/run/mount IMG if I do what is described on this link (im basically opening iso in this case - see the website) but when opening the virtual drive, the following error message proves that the file can be used in linux/ubuntu only:
"Windows cannot access that drive. Drive could be corrupted. Make sure the drive is in condition that can be recognized by Windows. If drive isn't formatted then format it before usage."
Would need detailed instructions, for total beginner, who has never used linux/ubuntu, what to do in such case: how to use in win8 files/software that are supposted to be used in linux/ubuntu. Also answer on how to open IMG would be highly appreciated.
Kindest regards and thank you a million in advance.
Hi...am considering learning the basics of linux administration and our company supports Redhat. Unfortunately, I can't afford to use a license software for my self-study...can anyone recommend the nearest free lINUX package to be used for educational purposes with LINUX? Thanks and God bless!
I was wondering if I can repair my current partitioning setup using gparted, or if I should just reload Xubuntu. Basically I screwed up by making the primary partition only 256M, and made a massive extended logical partition for everything else, and did not leave swap space. I am doing this on an older PC with MBR, dual processor, 2G RAM each processor, 160GB hard drive space. It is single boot, no Windows. I would like the partioning to be as follows, leaving empty disk space for other Linux flavors:
/ 13GB ext4
/home 50GB ext4
swap 8GB swap
sudo parted /dev/sda print all
Code:
Model: ATA ST3160812AS (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 160GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 256MB 255MB primary ext2 boot
2 257MB 160GB 160GB extended
5 257MB 160GB 160GB logical
Error: /dev/mapper/xubuntu--vg-swap_1: unrecognised disk label
Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/xubuntu--vg-root: 158GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop
Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 158GB 158GB ext4
Error: /dev/mapper/sda5_crypt: unrecognised disk label
df -hT
Code:
Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use Mounted on
/dev/mapper/xubuntu--vg-root ext4 145G 6.5G 131G 5% /
none tmpfs 4.0K 0 4.0K 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
udev devtmpfs 989M 4.0K 989M 1% /dev
tmpfs tmpfs 201M 1.1M 200M 1% /run
none tmpfs 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
none tmpfs 1003M 88K 1003M 1% /run/shm
none tmpfs 100M 24K 100M 1% /run/user
/dev/sda1 ext2 236M 120M 104M 54% /boot
/home/mbrk/.Private ecryptfs 145G 6.5G 131G 5% /home/mbrk
My father passed away about 6 months ago and I'm just getting around to going threw all 18 hard drives... I have been using Ubuntu 14.04 for over a year now and while I'm not a pro I can handle most things.
One drive has LVM on it. I have attached it via a USB2.0 to SATA cable. I followed the instructions he http://linuxers.org/howto/how-mount-...rtitions-linux
Code:
michael [ ~ ]$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for michael:
Disk /dev/sda: 1500.3 GB, 1500301910016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182401 cylinders, total 2930277168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x38431b10
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 2048 1464322047 732160000 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2 1464322048 2930272255 732975104 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
Disk /dev/sdb: 256.1 GB, 256060514304 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 31130 cylinders, total 500118192 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000656a3
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 2048 33560575 16779264 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb2 * 33560576 75505663 20972544 83 Linux
/dev/sdb3 75505664 500117503 212305920 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdc: 750.2 GB, 750156374016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders, total 1465149168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000da346
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 2048 499711 248832 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 501758 1465147391 732322817 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 501760 1465147391 732322816 8e Linux LVM
michael [ ~ ]$ sudo pvs
PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree
/dev/sdc5 ubuntu1-vg lvm2 a-- 698.39g 0
michael [ ~ ]$ sudo lvdisplay /dev/ubuntu1-vg
--- Logical volume ---
LV Path /dev/ubuntu1-vg/root
LV Name root
VG Name ubuntu1-vg
LV UUID StErnb-Mtop-NaEy-faw4-wNk0-bY5I-6ARBmI
LV Write Access read/write
LV Creation host, time ubuntu1, 2014-08-12 18:45:21 +0900
LV Status NOT available
LV Size 694.39 GiB
Current LE 177765
Segments 1
Allocation inherit
Read ahead sectors auto
--- Logical volume ---
LV Path /dev/ubuntu1-vg/swap_1
LV Name swap_1
VG Name ubuntu1-vg
LV UUID 62DxMC-qLAo-6cU9-kA5H-kNoL-7B4t-1ZCQcK
LV Write Access read/write
LV Creation host, time ubuntu1, 2014-08-12 18:45:21 +0900
LV Status NOT available
LV Size 4.00 GiB
Current LE 1024
Segments 1
Allocation inherit
Read ahead sectors auto
michael [ ~ ]$ mount /dev/ubuntu1-vg/root /mnt
mount: only root can do that
michael [ ~ ]$ sudo mount /dev/ubuntu1-vg/root /mnt
mount: special device /dev/ubuntu1-vg/root does not exist
So where did I go wrong?
I install a lot of Linux software on friends computers, trying to show them you don't have to have Windows!!
Is Linux Mint Utl good?
Hello All;
I am building a Linux media server in my home and I am new to Linux.
Right now I am at the point where I am partitioning and formatting each of my 4TB drives.
I ran sudo parted on /etc/sdb
Then I set mklabel to gpt.
Now my question is about mkpart.
In order to use the full 4TB disk for data (Only one partition)
Do I set mkpart primary 0GB 3725GB
or
do I set mkpart primary 0GB 4000GB?
I don't want to enter a larger capacity than my disk will allow but I also want to be sure I am taking advantage of all of the available space.
Thanks.
Tim
Hi. Sorry to be so stupid, but I just managed to load and install this Linux (which I really like a lot) on my previously windows <--(bad) system.
But now I need to upgrade some software (like Adobe flash), and I have no clue how to do this. I understand I should go to my original linux distrubutor, and select software thru them (my "Linux distro").
But actually, it's been awhile since I did the install, and I dont exactly remember where I even got this distribution. (I know, I'm dumb--sorry).
Is there a way I can look at my linux system files and see who my distribution is thru, and where is their website. Or would it be easier if I just went thru the whole download and install of linux again <--(not really looking forward to that).
Or even, am I wrong about going thru the distro to do installs/upgrades?
Anything you can tell me will be greatly appreciated.
Long Live Linux !! David K