Linux Sound problem

Discussion in 'Linux, BSD and Other OS's' started by Willz, Aug 15, 2006.

  1. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    HDA normal and sudo.
    Code:
    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ fdisk /dev/hda
    You will not be able to write the partition table.
    Note: sector size is 2048 (not 512)
    Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklab                                                              el
    Building a new DOS disklabel. Changes will remain in memory only,
    until you decide to write them. After that, of course, the previous
    content won't be recoverable.
    
    Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by w(rite)
    
    Command (m for help): sudo fdisk /dev/hda
    Building a new sun disklabel. Changes will remain in memory only,
    until you decide to write them. After that, of course, the previous
    content won't be recoverable.
    
    Drive type
       ?   auto configure
       0   custom (with hardware detected defaults)
       a   Quantum ProDrive 80S
       b   Quantum ProDrive 105S
       c   CDC Wren IV 94171-344
       d   IBM DPES-31080
       e   IBM DORS-32160
       f   IBM DNES-318350
       g   SEAGATE ST34371
       h   SUN0104
       i   SUN0207
       j   SUN0327
       k   SUN0340
       l   SUN0424
       m   SUN0535
       n   SUN0669
       o   SUN1.0G
       p   SUN1.05
       q   SUN1.3G
       r   SUN2.1G
       s   IOMEGA Jaz
    Select type (? for auto, 0 for custom):
    Select type (? for auto, 0 for custom): 0
    Heads (1-1024):     
    HDB on sudo

    Code:
    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/hda
    You will not be able to write the partition table.
    Note: sector size is 2048 (not 512)
    Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel
    Building a new DOS disklabel. Changes will remain in memory only,
    until you decide to write them. After that, of course, the previous
    content won't be recoverable.
    
    Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by w(rite)
    
    Command (m for help):
     
  2. kenji san

    kenji san Geek Trainee

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    That is what you want. If they were mounted you couldn't do an fsck.

    try this, like the help suggested:
    Code:
    e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
    I don't know what the block size is on a default ubuntu install but read this.

    at the fdisk prompt type the letter 'l' to List partitions on that drive.
    Code:
    Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by w(rite)
    I though it was hdb that was messed up.
     
  3. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    How do i do the fdisk thing for my second drive, this is only for my 160gb samsung drive.
     
  4. kenji san

    kenji san Geek Trainee

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    Code:
    sudo fdisk /dev/hda -l
     
  5. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    Ok, and first i did this:
    ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk /dev/hdb

     
  6. kenji san

    kenji san Geek Trainee

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    I don't know if this will work on ubuntu but the -i option will initiallize sector 0 where your partition table is kept.

    so
    Code:
    sudo fdisk /dev/hda -i
    I really sounds like the partition table is corrupt and not usable. Is it an option to reformat the whole disk?
     
  7. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    .

    Now if a reformated the whole disk, i would loose windows, is there any way to find if its corrut, in windows Partition magic dont seem to think its corrupt anymore.
     
  8. kenji san

    kenji san Geek Trainee

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    are you using boot magic? that might be the problem. you would need to read the partition magic manual to find out how to make it release control of your partition table. Sounds like PM did something to your partition table that only it can read.
     
  9. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    Whats Boot Magic? Is any of the problems related to the 250gb HDD showing as INVALID in paragon Partition Manager?
     
  10. kenji san

    kenji san Geek Trainee

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    you said:
    boot magic comes with partition magic and it is a boot manager like lilo or grub or whatever. I used it once and it is a piece of crap.

    Most likely. Are you booting multiple windows installations?
     
  11. Anti-Trend

    Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek

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    They actually open-sourced their EMU10k1 drivers, and now thanks to community involvement, the Linux ones are better than the proprietary ones.
    ...let's hope their proprietary drivers work better in Linux than they do in Windows.
     
  12. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    i was, now its linux/ windows, i only have 1 windows instalation now, but it still shows as 2 in the bootloader thing, all the second hdd is for is files, no os, no software instalations etc.. .

    Oh yay, second quarter of 2007, have i got a way to go or have i got a way to go :(
     
  13. kenji san

    kenji san Geek Trainee

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    I'm confused. If it is your data hdd that is acting up, then why would you loose windows if you reformatted it? I thought Windows wasn't on that hdd. I'm not saying reformat EVERY thing, just the data drive.

    EDIT: how many partitions are on that drive?
     
  14. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    Ok, 160GB hdd (has linux, windows all that jazz on), 250GB, DATA (why would it cause problems for linux tho?, all it has on it is 250GB worth of data which i cant back up due to lack of space)
     
  15. kenji san

    kenji san Geek Trainee

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    OK, what is your data drive formatted as? If it is NTFS or FAT32 then go into windows and do a scandisk or some other hard disk/partition diagnostic. Maybe load up partition magic and see if you get errors on that drive. That should get you somewhere.
     
  16. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    When you say my data drive, you mean 250GB right? is it chdsk X: to scan the 250gb hdd as it's drive letter is X in my computer.
     
  17. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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  18. Addis

    Addis The King

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    Oh great, didn't know that. I was thinking of buying a new sound card, integrateds getting a bit old.
     

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