fdisk output

freeflyer · n00b Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 60

I'm trying to solve a grub error 15 problem, something i've come across and don't understand is the following:

when i enter fdisk (ie fdisk /dev/hda) and check my partition scheme I get what I entered several nights ago and is exactly what the handbook has listed.

from livecd boot# or livecd root# with fdisk -l i get the following craziness:

cyrillic · Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 3:31 am Post subject:

The device names you are getting are probably just symlinks to /dev/hda.

freeflyer · n00b Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 60

thanks cyrillic,
how could i check to be certain that this is the case?

cyrillic · Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 5:39 pm Post subject:

Just use "ls -l" on the device in question. If you see an arrow ( -> ) it will point to the real device that it is linked to.