Do these photos (of my partition,) look right to you?

Pen guin · 07-05-2020, 02:04 PM

I was wondering if you thought this looked right for my linux installation that is on a 1 TB nVME drive...

lookright2 by shutterbug1480, on Flickr

The following is the installation on "dev/sda" i.e. my Samsung 850 EV0 EV0 Windows Installation. The funny thing is that both of these partitions(?) showed up during the partitioning process i.e. nvme1 and it's list; then, below that this:

So, even though I went through with the process, I was wondering if that looks right to you...I don't remember the second one being there at all, (when I was making my partitions, back on around the 16th or so of June 2020

lookright by shutterbug1480, on Flickr

I'd like to know your thoughts...

mrmazda · 07-05-2020, 03:01 PM

Rather than those images, better would be to paste here using code tags output from

Code:

inxi -Sp
sudo parted -l

I'm bothered by the difference in column headings between those two images, sda with "Name" in second column, nvme without. It makes me wonder if both came from the same PC or laptop.

berndbausch · 07-05-2020, 03:56 PM

The first disk contains a Linux installation with lots of space left over, the second Windows. I don't see anything wrong. Why do you think there might be a problem?

scasey · 07-05-2020, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmazda

Rather than those images, better would be to paste here using code tags

Yup. Not going to go to flickr to see images.
Please post the output here with code tags...or post the images here directly...but code tags would be best.

Pen guin · 07-05-2020, 05:10 PM

Why don't you want to go to flickr to see the images?

and...

Which code tags did you have in mind? (that wouldn't re-direct you to another website.)

Thanks...

Pen guin · 07-05-2020, 05:30 PM

MrMazda:

This install, (like all the others,) came from the same PC. The difference on this install, was - I forgot to unplug my Samsung EVO 850 1 TB SSD before the installation. Other than that, the SSD is dedicated to Windows 10, and the nVME is dedicated to Linux.

I just don't remember (on the videos I watched) there being a plethora of partitions when they set it up. As I remember it, they just set up approximately 4 or 5 Linux partitions, and that was it. So, it struck me as odd, as a/ there being a linux-swap partition on the dev/sda or b/ dev/sda being listed there at all.

But like I said, I forgot to unplug the Samsung SSD before running the Linux Mint installer, so maybe that has something to do with it?

I also found it interesting that the installer didn't retain the mounting points for the given partitions, when it found partitions pre-existing on the nVME drive. The other information was retained, but not the mounting point. Hmmm. i.e. You are using this partition for: (For Example) /home, or /, or /boot, or...

eight.bit.al · 07-05-2020, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pen guin

Which code tags did you have in mind?

mrmazda meant run the commands he gave you in a terminal and paste the results here using code tags (the # symbol above the edit window)

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Pen guin · 07-05-2020, 05:59 PM

Here you go mrmazda:

duggo@loves:~$ inxi -SP
System:
Host: loves Kernel: 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: Cinnamon 4.4.8 Distro: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 91.17 GiB used: 7.39 GiB (8.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
ID-2: /home size: 91.17 GiB used: 1.15 GiB (1.3%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4
ID-3: swap-1 size: 16.0 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
ID-4: swap-2 size: 15.83 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
duggo@loves:~$ sudo parted -l
[sudo] password for duggo:
Model: ATA Samsung SSD 850 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 473MB 472MB ntfs Basic data partition hidden, diag
2 473MB 577MB 104MB fat32 EFI system partition boot, esp
3 577MB 593MB 16.8MB linux-swap(v1) Microsoft reserved partition msftres
4 593MB 999GB 999GB ntfs msftdata
5 999GB 1000GB 888MB ntfs hidden, diag

Model: WD My Passport 25E2 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 1996GB 1996GB ntfs Win 10 OS and Data Backups msftdata
2 1996GB 2470GB 475GB ntfs Windows 10 Data Files msftdata
3 2470GB 4001GB 1530GB ext4 Linux Backups msftdata

Model: WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 512MB 511MB fat32 boot, esp
2 512MB 101GB 100GB ext4
3 101GB 118GB 17.0GB linux-swap(v1)
4 118GB 218GB 100GB ext4

duggo@loves:~$

berndbausch · 07-05-2020, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pen guin

Which code tags did you have in mind? (that wouldn't re-direct you to another website.)

My signature explains code tags. They make code more readable.

No code tags:

$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 2.7T 0 disk
└─sda1 8:1 0 2.7T 0 part /mnt/backup
mmcblk0 179:0 0 29.7G 0 disk
├─mmcblk0p1 179:1 0 128M 0 part /media/boot
└─mmcblk0p2 179:2 0 29.6G 0 part /

Code tags:

Code:

$ lsblk
NAME        MAJ:MIN RM  SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda           8:0    0  2.7T  0 disk 
└─sda1        8:1    0  2.7T  0 part /mnt/backup
mmcblk0     179:0    0 29.7G  0 disk 
├─mmcblk0p1 179:1    0  128M  0 part /media/boot
└─mmcblk0p2 179:2    0 29.6G  0 part /

mrmazda · 07-05-2020, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pen guin

Which code tags did you have in mind? (that wouldn't re-direct you to another website.)

That "other website" has the instructions for using code tags.

Pen guin · 07-05-2020, 06:28 PM

Ok, I found the "code tag" you were talking about...only by clicking on "Quote" and seeing how you composed your message, and with what tags...

Quote:

Code:

duggo@loves:~$ inxi -SP
System:
  Host: loves Kernel: 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64 bits: 64 
  Desktop: Cinnamon 4.4.8 Distro: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 91.17 GiB used: 7.39 GiB (8.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 
  ID-2: /home size: 91.17 GiB used: 1.15 GiB (1.3%) fs: ext4 
  dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 
  ID-3: swap-1 size: 16.0 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3 
  ID-4: swap-2 size: 15.83 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap 
  dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 
duggo@loves:~$ sudo parted -l
[sudo] password for duggo:         
Model: ATA Samsung SSD 850 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start   End     Size    File system     Name                          Flags
 1      1049kB  473MB   472MB   ntfs            Basic data partition          hidden, diag
 2      473MB   577MB   104MB   fat32           EFI system partition          boot, esp
 3      577MB   593MB   16.8MB  linux-swap(v1)  Microsoft reserved partition  msftres
 4      593MB   999GB   999GB   ntfs                                          msftdata
 5      999GB   1000GB  888MB   ntfs                                          hidden, diag


Model: WD My Passport 25E2 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name                        Flags
 1      1049kB  1996GB  1996GB  ntfs         Win 10 OS and Data Backups  msftdata
 2      1996GB  2470GB  475GB   ntfs         Windows 10 Data Files       msftdata
 3      2470GB  4001GB  1530GB  ext4         Linux Backups               msftdata


Model: WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start   End    Size    File system     Name  Flags
 1      1049kB  512MB  511MB   fat32                 boot, esp
 2      512MB   101GB  100GB   ext4
 3      101GB   118GB  17.0GB  linux-swap(v1)
 4      118GB   218GB  100GB   ext4


duggo@loves:~$

scasey · 07-05-2020, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pen guin

Ok, I found the "code tag" you were talking about...only by clicking on "Quote" and seeing how you composed your message, and with what tags...

Or, you could have followed the link in my sig, or the one in berndbausch's sig: Format code like this:

Code:

your code

mrmazda · 07-06-2020, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pen guin

Code:

 3      577MB   593MB   16.8MB  linux-swap(v1)  Microsoft reserved partition  msftres
...
 3      2470GB  4001GB  1530GB  ext4         Linux Backups               msftdata

These are all that bother me:

the Microsoft reserved is showing linux-swap for filesystem
the EXT4 for backups is showing flag msftdata

What prompted your OP? What you're after isn't clear. Is there something not working, and if so, what?

Pen guin · 07-06-2020, 05:37 AM

I was surprised to find that there was a "linux-swap" on an SSD dedicated to a Windows 10 OS. But I suspect that happened because I forgot to disconnect the SSD before installing LM.

What is the significance of the msftdata flag associated with Linux Backups?

Thanks...

fatmac · 07-06-2020, 06:08 AM

https://www.linux.org/threads/gparte...m-flags.11640/