Re: Adding a hard drive with Debian.

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Subject: Re: Adding a hard drive with Debian.
From: "Dan R. Hunt" <dan.r.hunt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:23:58 -0600
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> Its pretty easy.
> 
> 1. Physically install the drive in the machine, and configure it properly
> on one of the IDE channels in the computer. Ensure that the BIOS
> recognizes the drive when you reboot.
> 
> 2. Boot into Linux and partition the drive. I like cfdisk but there are
> other ways to do it.
> 
> 3. Create file systems on all of the partions for the new drive. I think
> the standard nowdays would be ext3 or ext2, but whichever you use. 'mkfs'
> is to operative command here.

If you have x running, gparted is a nice tool:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php

-- 
Dan Hunt  Saint Brieux Saskatchewan Canada

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References:
- Adding a hard drive with Debian.
  - From: Redefined Horizons <redefined.horizons@gmail.com>
- Re: Adding a hard drive with Debian.
  - From: Steve Witt <sawitt@electra.rsc.raytheon.com>

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