Changes between Version 13 and Version 14 of sata

Timestamp:

10/09/2018 06:15:53 PM (6 years ago)

Author:

Tim Harvey

Comment:

replaced details of disk imaging with link to linux/blockdev

sata

@@ -127 +127 @@
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-= Setting up a New Disk / mSATA =
-This is standard Linux procedure that is widely documented on google.
+= Setting up a New Disk / mSATA
+This is standard Linux procedure that is widely documented.
 
-An example is provided below:
-1. Partition the drive using {{{fdisk}}}. Example shown below.
-{{{#!bash
-> fdisk /dev/sda
-Command (m for help): p
-
-Disk /dev/sda: 128.0 GB, 128035676160 bytes
-255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15566 cylinders, total 250069680 sectors
-Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
-Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
-I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
-Disk identifier: 0x00000000
-
-   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
-
-Command (m for help): n
-Partition type:
-   p   primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
-   e   extended
-Select (default p): p
-Partition number (1-4, default 1): 1
-First sector (2048-250069679, default 2048):
-Using default value 2048
-Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-250069679, default 250069679):
-Using default value 250069679
-
-Command (m for help): p
-
-Disk /dev/sda: 128.0 GB, 128035676160 bytes
-255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15566 cylinders, total 250069680 sectors
-Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
-Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
-I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
-Disk identifier: 0x00000000
-
-   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
-/dev/sda1            2048   250069679   125033816   83  Linux
-
-Command (m for help): w
-The partition table has been altered!
-
-Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
-Syncing disks.
-root@linaro-alip:~#
-}}}
-2. Format the drive using
-{{{#!bash
-mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1
-}}}
-3. Mount the drive
-{{{#!bash
-mkdir /mnt/disk
-root@OpenWrt:/# mount -t ext4 /dev/sda1 /mnt/disk
-[  344.374329] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
-}}}
-4. Verify disk size (see {{{/dev/sda1}}} as the last item in the list below)
-{{{#!bash
-root@OpenWrt:/# df -h
-Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
-rootfs                    1.8G     16.3M      1.8G   1% /
-ubi0:rootfs               1.8G     16.3M      1.8G   1% /
-tmpfs                   251.2M    132.0K    251.1M   0% /tmp
-tmpfs                   512.0K         0    512.0K   0% /dev
-/dev/sda1               117.2G     59.6M    111.2G   0% /mnt/disk
-}}}
+See [wiki:linux/blockdev linux/blockdev] for a detailed explanation with examples