Re: [tlug] Trouble with external USB hard disk: GUI admin tool intrigue: Give image URL: (Really!²)

[jep200404 <jep200404@example.com>]

David wrote:

> jep200404 wrote:
> 
> > It's OK to provide that info in addition to what I asked for, 
> > but you still have not provided what I asked for. 
> > 
> > What I asked for should fit in one line of text. 

Indeed. 

> http://www.tlug.jp/ML/0810/msg00243.html gives a request

Yup, 

and you still have not fulfilled the request 
that was specifically addressed to you. 

> Take a look at http://www.colug.net/~jep/images/tlug/snapshot4.png
> and compare the info for the second hard drive partition
> from fdisk with that from the System Settings GUI application.

Smoke! I smell smoke! 

>  From Disk & Filesystems
...
> root@example.com:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdb

Again, It's OK to provide that info in addition to what I asked for, 
but you still have not provided what I asked for. 

What I asked for should fit in one line of text. 

> I still have no epiphany.

A nature of epiphanies is that they often arrive unexpectedly. 
Waiting for an epiphany is like waiting for water to boil. 
The more eagerly you watch the water, the longer it takes to boil. 
Don't worry too much about an epiphany. It'll come in due time. 

It's good that you are trying to figure things out. 
but often the epiphany occurs when you are relaxed 
or not looking. Maybe you are trying too hard. 
Slowing down and relaxing can be very difficult. 
One often needs a (contradictory!) combination intense and 
relaxed attention to figure things out. 

In the mean time, until you figure things out, 
just answer the questions and fulfill the requests. 

By the way, you have gotten closer.