Hi

ive added a new hard drive to my ubuntu server

i did an fdisk /hdc1/ made a mount gave it a name etc etc...

ive mapped a drive on a windows client, the drive is 160GB but on the windows client its only showing up as 30GB...


here are my settings


help please getting it to the correct size!!

i know i need to format to the correct size but dont know how to do this, when i first formatted i did Fdisk, then N, then 1, then i used the total blocks like it suggested...

thanks

You need to create a file system on it (like "format"in Windoze) - fdisk merely "reserves" the space.
"man mkfs"

so what you are saying is sudo mkfs /dev/hdc1?

i can already access the network drive / net partition but its only 30 or so GB
well i think really i need to learn the proper process if someone can help me please

so i do

fdisk /dev/hdc
Then i type n for new partition
i choose 1 for partition 1
then i say start at 1
end at 19457

how do i then add the filing system???

then i type W to write changes

then i mkdir /newdrive

then i nano /etc/fstab

what do i put in fstab?

thanks

ok i think ive done it now, the last thing i am stuck with is how to get a new directory onto the new drive... sounds silly i know

i did it in the end .... IIRC this is how


sudo mkdir /home/michael/hd2 <this makes a new directory in my home folder called HD2
sudo fdisk /dev/hdc <this makes a new partition on my hdc, options were n (for new partition), 1 (for partition 1) then defaults
sudo mkfs /dev/hdc1 <this formats the new partition as ext2
sudo mount /dev/hdc1 /home/michael/hd2 <mounts the new partition as the directory we made

i then did a reboot

then logged into SWAT, made a new share, pointed it at the hd2 directory and mapped my network drive.

now i have a 150GB mapped drive...
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Congratulations - I was wondering if you still needed help.
ext2 is not a good option for a big partition like that - conversion to ext3 (ext2 with a journal) would be a better (and safer) option.
Can be done anytime - see the manpage for tune2fs; the "-j" option.

Depending on the distribution, mkfs by itself may actually default to ext3.