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rkrusty26
2013-06-12, 06:27
hi guys!!
i am new to kali just moved here from windows to learn something

recently i installed kali linux to my pc everything is successful but problem is that two partition of hard disk is not showing up...

i have two hard disk connected to pc one of 160gb and other of 1 tb. i installed kali in 160gb drive without any partition in particular drive...
and 1tb drive already have 4 partition but i can see only two....
can anyone tell me how to fix this problem???

thanks
rusty

root-boy
2013-06-13, 08:46
Can you please give us more details on the hardware your are using (hard disk) and your partitions (file system used, etc...) ?

AfterBurn
2013-06-13, 15:52
Yes, we need to know the file systems

fdisk -l

rkrusty26
2013-06-14, 09:09
Can you please give us more details on the hardware your are using (hard disk) and your partitions (file system used, etc...) ?

connected two hdd
1) 160gb
2) 1 tb

kali installed in first hdd which is of 160gb (filesystem) with no partition installed in root

in second hdd which is of 1 tb there are four partition i can see only two (i dont remeber size of partition)

if you want to know anything else then tell me

charonsecurity
2013-06-15, 01:30
Please post the out put of the command: (originally from AfterBurn)

fdisk -l
this will let us know exactly what your installation sees.

rkrusty26
2013-06-15, 04:46
root@rusty:~# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160040803840 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312579695 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0006056f

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 299837439 149917696 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 299839486 312578047 6369281 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 299839488 312578047 6369280 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x3c2adfba

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 63 206847 103392+ 42 SFS
/dev/sdb2 206848 307199999 153496576 42 SFS
/dev/sdb3 307200000 1953523119 823161560 42 SFS

T3mplar
2013-06-17, 12:59
root@rusty:~# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160040803840 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312579695 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0006056f

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 299837439 149917696 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 299839486 312578047 6369281 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 299839488 312578047 6369280 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x3c2adfba

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 63 206847 103392+ 42 SFS
/dev/sdb2 206848 307199999 153496576 42 SFS
/dev/sdb3 307200000 1953523119 823161560 42 SFS


The systems sees the HD and the partitions. Try mounting them manually and paste here any issues.

bondhu2k10
2014-03-18, 15:25
i also face d same problem, two partition of hard disk is not showing up..., can anyone help me wid dis?

maverik35
2014-03-19, 16:34
Do you have a dynamic disk in windows? or Encrypted partition in Windows?...

my68_
2014-03-23, 10:01
do:

1) find out the uuid of the disk parts by redaing /dev/dis7by-uuid
2) edit /etc/fstab and complete
3) fstab settings are explained in web