[00:25] Unit193: thx! not that i will remember, but it _is_ possible! [02:55] New to *nix, but basically I'd like to completely erase a hard drive (plugged into an external enclosure) including "removing the GPT partition table" [02:56] the drives are seagate 3TB drives, and are only seen as ~780gb when I run partitionmanager [02:56] i would use a gparted live CD.. or gparted from an ubuntu live CD.. unless you want it zero'd for some reason [02:57] is there a hardware limitation possibly with the enclosure? [02:57] I pulled it out of an external 1.5TB drive, so showing 800gb seems funny [02:57] holstein: I can't do it from within lubuntu? [02:58] TurtleRr: i use a live CD.. could be a lubuntu live CD [02:58] you wont be able to erase the hard drive you are using [02:59] you could blow out a partition, but they'll always be some partition you cant wipe === CTtechguy_ is now known as CTtechguy [03:07] i just want to erase the drive that is connected via USB [03:07] not the OS drive [03:07] TurtleRr: i would open gpart [03:07] gparted* [03:07] gksudo gparted TurtleRr [03:08] gksudo ? [03:08] is that different from sudo ? [03:08] TurtleRr: yeah.. its sudo for graphical applications [03:08] !sudo [03:08] sudo is a command to run command-line programs with superuser privileges ("root") (also see !cli). Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo for more information. For graphical applications see !gksu (GNOME, Xfce), or !kdesudo (KDE). If you're unable to execute commands with sudo see: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/fixsudo [03:09] "unable to locate theme engine in module_path" [03:09] http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/graphicalsudo to know the difference. [03:10] can i install using the synaptic package manager? [03:11] TurtleRr: gparted? its in the repos... install it how you like.. synaptic works well [03:12] hrmm so gparted seems to see the same thing [03:12] recognizes drive as 746.52gb [03:12] what is it?.. are there several partitions? [03:13] run in a terminal.. sudo fdisk -l [03:13] it doesnt recognize any of them [03:13] you can paste that if you like [03:15] so /dev/sdb: 801.6gb [03:15] system GPT [03:16] the drive is from a NAS so the software RAID may not be readable, I just wanted to erase the drive and specifically the gpt table [03:16] TurtleRr: what RAID? [03:17] I believe RAID 1 [03:17] thats likely the issue.. [03:17] i would take the drives out, or maintain it like the manufacturer suggests [03:17] OR, just wipe it as is.. its proably doing redundant storage [03:17] yeah I just want to erase them so the NAS reinstalls its firmware and sets them up again [03:18] how can I wipe the gpt tables ? [03:18] TurtleRr: in the menu in gparted [03:18] "create partition table" ? [03:18] so just create for example a DOS partition table? [03:19] TurtleRr: i dont know... depends on what you have, and what you want [03:19] i guess my question is, if I only see 800gb of the drive, and as I understand the GPT partition table is at the end of the drive physically [03:19] is there a hardware limitation stopping gparted from seeing the whole contents/ [03:20] would booting from a live usb help? [03:23] TurtleRr: if you dont know for certain, i bet its redundant [03:23] thats what i would expect to see... [03:23] TurtleRr: it wont be gparted.. it could be the driver support.. but it'll likely just not see the device [03:24] i would look at the manufactures information on how you are expected to format or wipe the drives [03:24] i would either do that, or emulate the process [03:26] will give it a shot, thanks! [03:27] TurtleRr: sure.. we'll talk about emulating that process when you find it, if you need :) [14:00] I want to make my second screen work but the AMD Catalyst Control Center wants me to start it with administrative rights in order to fiddle with these settings and I don't know the name of the program to start it from command line. [16:05] yesterday I tried installing Ubuntu desktop edition 64-bit on a PC, but after filling out the info in the "who are you"-setup page, I can't hit continue... waiting for all the files to copy didin't help, and today I tried downloading 64-bit with torrent to make sure md5sum was okay, and also tried 32-bit torrent - but I can't get past this step... any tips? [17:07] hi [17:07] i solved my ssh problem by looking at auth.log [17:08] there was a problem with the listen address [17:08] i solved it then sshd automatically start on booting [17:24] /apps/gnome-power-manager/lock/gnome_keyring_hibernate in gconf-editor <- is there a lubuntu equivalent method of accessing this file/whatever so that ssh-agent sessions will survive a hibernation? === margo_ is now known as margo [22:34] hi everyone!