Difference between revisions of "New Linux Disk"
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* tune2fs -m 1 /dev/sdb1 # change reserved blocks to only 1% | * tune2fs -m 1 /dev/sdb1 # change reserved blocks to only 1% | ||
* e2label /dev/sdb1 "ext4_2TB_a_WhateverYouWant" # label the new filesystem | * e2label /dev/sdb1 "ext4_2TB_a_WhateverYouWant" # label the new filesystem | ||
| + | * cfdisk /dev/sdb # have a look at the partition table | ||
* mkdir /media/disk1 # create a mount point | * mkdir /media/disk1 # create a mount point | ||
* chmod 777 /media/disk1 # make it writeable by everyone | * chmod 777 /media/disk1 # make it writeable by everyone | ||
Revision as of 20:11, 15 October 2011
To add a new disk drive to (ubuntu) linux system, do this (Ubunu Community Documentation - Installing A New Hard Drive):
- sudo bash # need to run as root
- lshw -C disk # to list drives in the machine
- From lshw find the logical name of the new drive. Say /dev/sdb
- fdisk /dev/sdb # create a partition table
- n # new partition
- p # primary partition
- 1 # partition 1
- w # write partition table to disk
- mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdb1 # make an ext4 filesystem, on partition 1 of disk
- tune2fs -m 1 /dev/sdb1 # change reserved blocks to only 1%
- e2label /dev/sdb1 "ext4_2TB_a_WhateverYouWant" # label the new filesystem
- cfdisk /dev/sdb # have a look at the partition table
- mkdir /media/disk1 # create a mount point
- chmod 777 /media/disk1 # make it writeable by everyone
- edit /etc/fstab, add this (so disk is mounted at reboot):
- /dev/sdb1 /media/disk1 ext4 defaults 0 2
- mount /dev/sdb1
