Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition
> I just purchased a new Western Digital 'My Passport'. I've done this
> before and thought I knew what to do, but this one has new, modern
> features that are causing be problem pain. As delivered, the drive
> has format type 07 (HPFS/NTFS). When I plug it in, it mounts as 2
> partitions. One is called /dev/sda1 and the other is called
> /dev/sr0. I have succeeded in removing /dev/sda1 using fdisk and
> bulling thru warning messages about large number of cylinders.
>
> But the /dev/sr0 is being difficult. Both fdisk and cfdisk tell me I
> have no permission to write. Not surprising given the device name.
> But I really want to remove it because it automounts with a goofy
> mountpoint name in /media and I know I will come to regret letting
> it survive.
>
> How? what software utility? Is this one of the x commands that are
> for experts only?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/u3-tool/files/
WAG: you might be able to add a udev rule to mount that partition as
an rw /dev/hdX.
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