That output from fdisk says that there is no valid partition table. Im trying to change the file system type of the hdd because it doesn't work in Linux (i'm guessing b/c its made for mac.Īnd I don't know if it was formatted in MacOS, because I just bought it hoping I could make it work in Linux Ubuntuĭisk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytesĢ55 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors Try with I tryed mounting it by using mount and it didn't work but when I got that error I posted I mounted byrightclicking in the files window and pressing mount. Or you will get something similar to the above if you do 'sudo fdisk -l'.

If you have a GPT, nothing shows up in fdisk if you do that.

When i do sudo fdisk /dev/sdb2 and enter p no partitions show up? Number Start End Size File system Name Flagsįdisk won't show us the filesystem type if the OP has a GPT. Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Use GNU Parted.Ģ55 heads, 63 sectors/track, 250 cylinders, total 4030464 sectors WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdc'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. 2GB pendrive with GPT and FAT32 partition (just as a test). I'm *hoping* part of the problem is fdisk itself. Also, i think he's missing the fs from the collection, like when it gives these errors until you update the fs-tools from the fs.

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