[Xbox-linux-user] Re: hdtool failed with seg fault

[Robert G. <gi...@op...>]

Use cfdisk to create a Linux partition beyond the first 8GB of space, i.e.
at block 15633072

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Francesco Consumi" <co...@mi...>
Newsgroups: gmane.linux.ports.xbox.user
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:41 AM
Subject: Re: hdtool failed with seg fault


> Iain William Wiseman ha scritto:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > After reading
> >
> > http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/ReplacementDrive
> >
> > I thought I was on solid ground and bought a new 80 gig drive.
> >
> > However after running hdtool -e eeprom -d /dev/hdd -o LOCK
> >
> > I now find I have a drive that no longer works at all.
> >
> Hi,
> I did your same error with a friend's box, and I recovered the drive by
> plugging it on xbox,  putting it on, and hotswitching the disk to a PC
> with atapwd.exe on a dos boot floppy, with wich I completed the
> unlocking and disabling of password.
>
> Now, I've got a new question: I replaced the 10gb drive with a new 80gb
> one, but how can I recognize new space ?
> Have I to partition it as "F:" drive ? and how could I do it ?
>
> I'm sorry for that questions, but I use my personal xbox as a linux PC
> (with a 300gb drive...) , and that is the first xbox that I have to
> upgrade with dashboard installed. this xbox has a xecuter2 chip with
> 1.8.25xx bios.......
>
>
>
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