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Joy Stick 08-02-2017 11:36 AM

Disk partitions
 
Hi all

I am a adding a disk in my storage box.
then i am creating a partition.

# fdisk /dev/sdb
..
...

After that partition, this disk is called as 'raw device or block device.

suicidaleggroll 08-02-2017 11:43 AM

Essentially a duplicate of
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ux-4175611133/

You seem to be confused on drives vs partitions. /dev/sdb is a drive, /dev/sdb will always be the raw drive, it will never be a partition. When you create a partition on /dev/sdb, that partition will be called /dev/sdb1. The second partition will be /dev/sdb2, etc.

/dev/sdb is always the raw drive.

rtmistler 08-02-2017 12:03 PM

Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.


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