<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Hi Bas, Well all I meant was that after reformatting the external drive (from NTFS to ext4) using Gparted, I rebooted the workstation using the current OS (i.e. kubuntu v 11.10) as normal (not from external drive). The external drive was not detected even after reformatting. I don't think you are suggesting that I reformat once again. Thanks a lot.. Ramesh <div>> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:33:08 +0200 > Subject: Re: External Backup Disk Drive > From: basroufs@gmail.com > To: kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > > Hello Ramesh, > > what exactly do you mean with this? > > - brought up kubuntu (v11.10) > An external HD is just for backup storage, not for operating an OS! I > am wondering whether this is a reason that your drive still is not > recognisable as a simple EXT4 storage device. > > On the other hand, I am happy with this: > > - tried Gparted Live .... > > Gparted is an excellent package to (re)format, partition, etc. > My advise for now: > use GParted to again reformat your drive; > if, after this, you still have problems, change the ownership and > permissions of your drive via kdesudo or sudo mc - see first mail for > the details. > I hope, also others have useful ideas for your problem. > > Have a good evening! > Respectfully yours, > Bas. > > > > 2013/6/24 Ramesh Rao <rameshrao55@hotmail.com>: > > Hi Bas, > > > > I started well today - very promising. I can't say the same at the end. > > > > Summary: > > > > - KDE Partition Manager does not recognize the external drive. > > - tried Gparted Live. Pleasantly surprised to find this device /dev/sdc1 > > displayed (NTFS format). > > - reformatted as ext4 > > - during the whole process the Seagate Drive Power-on indicator was > > steady-green. > > - brought up kubuntu (v11.10) > > - once again, ext drive NOT detected by File Manager, KDE Partition Manager, > > fdisk, lsblk. palimpsest recognizes but wrongly - it displays the drive as > > having eight partitions!! Only lsusb seem to detect the device. > > - Seagate Drive Power-on indicator does not light up at all. > > > > I wanted the backup mechanism working so that I could upgrade from 11.10 to > > 12.04. Now it seems I may have to upgrade just to get the ext drive > > functioning. Chicken and egg scenario. > > > > Have I exhausted all my options? > > > > Once again thanks for your time. I appreciate. > > > > Ramesh > > > > ________________________________ > > Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:55:21 +0200 > > > > Subject: RE: External Backup Disk Drive > > From: basroufs@gmail.com > > To: kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > > > > > > Hello Ramesh, > > really the best thing to do is reformatting the drive into EXT4, not NTFS! > > Use either Palimpsest or KDE Partition Manager. > > May be you can also check KDE Partition Manager. > > The screenshots you show, remind me of the situation I had before > > reformatting my 2 TB drive, a 'Western Digital'. > > I had exactly the same problem '. Ever since I have reformatted it, it works > > flawlessly. > >> is it possible that the drives need to be reformatted? Right now the > >> devices ... show "0 bytes Capacity", > > Something like this I remember also from my Western Digital HD before > > reformatting it. > > > > ! You need only to reformat your external HD, not anything else! > > Check also your drives with KDE Partition Manager - probably better to > > reformat your external drive via that package. > > > > > > > >> Although I thought the drives come formatted mostly in NFTS format (as > >> already mentioned by you in an earlier email). > > - I am little skeptical about reformatting, reason - I may have to > > ultimately return the drive > > This is not an issue in my opinion. NTFS is just a file system. When using > > Linux, you can better work with EXT4 - another file system. > > > > > > Have a good day. > > Bas. > > > > -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings > > or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users > > > > -- > > kubuntu-users mailing list > > kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users > > > > > > -- > drs. Bas G. Roufs > > Van 't Hoffstraat 1; NL - 3514 VT Utrecht > > E. BasRoufs@gmail.com; Mob. +31 6 446 835 10; Tel. +31 30 785 20 40. > > Open source OS: Kubuntu 12.10, see kubuntu.org . > Websites in construction: BasRoufs.eu ; Viaconsensus.nl; RainbowGathering.eu . > > -- > kubuntu-users mailing list > kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users </div> </div></body> </html>