[Gllug] Disappearing drive device (PATA)

[Chris Bell]

On Sun 27 Apr, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> 

> 
> Thanks for this, as it helped me uncover that the mystery disk is
> actually being mapped as /dev/sdc* - to be honest I am not sure whether
> it was PATA or SATA, (though I do think PATA) I'd have to have a look
> inside to remind myself, but obviously there is something broken in the
> Ubuntu upgrade one way or the other and I ought to file a bug (I could
> also spool though old backups to see how it was all handled under 7.10
> if I can be bothered)
> 

   I attatched an external disc but could not see where it was auto-mounted.
I found that the quickest way to find the correct name for a disc was to use
df, with the added advantage of seeing the available free space.

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