Troubles partitioning 1TB hard disk

[andrea]

Hello, i would like use fvdw-sl-10-1-nwsp2-19nov2011 firmware in my Network Space 2.
I'm trying to follow the guide i found in the zip file fvdw-sl-10-1-nwsp2-HDD-install-package.zip but something strange happens.

i connect the hard drive via USB to a Ubuntu pc and in a terminal i write (sorry but the output of my terminal is in italian):

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w00tz@w00tzStation:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdc

Comando (m per richiamare la guida): p

Disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 testine, 63 settori/tracce, 121601 cilindri, totale 1953525168 settori
Unità = settori di 1 * 512 = 512 byte
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Identificativo disco: 0x00051db2

Dispositivo Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System

Comando (m per richiamare la guida):

Then i try to create the partiton number one, but the first sector i can use is the 2048 and not 1:

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Comando (m per richiamare la guida): n           
Azione comando
   e   estesa
   p   partizione primaria (1-4)
p
Numero della partizione (1-4, predefinito 1): 1
Primo settore (2048-1953525167, predefinito 2048):


Any suggestion about that?

The hard drive is the original of the Network Space 2: Samsung model HD103SI

Thanks in advance for any helps you can give me and i'm sorry for my poor english.

[fvdw]

That is because you try to set sectors and not cylinders
The guide is written fo using cylinders.
You are using a newer version of fdisk, it appears that those use sectors as default instead of cylinders

use this command to change setting of fdisk from sectors to cylinders

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Comando (m per richiamare la guida): u

(if you give the command again it will switch back to sectors)

Now fdisk will use cylinders instead of sectors when creating partitions and it should be possible to start with 1 as indicated in the guide

hope this solves your problem :geek:

[andrea]

It's works!!
i formatted the hard drive and installed the firmware!

Many many thank!!

[fvdw]

:D glad to hear it is working now Andrea