Disk /dev/sdb: 3933 MB, 3933732864 bytes 122 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1015 cylinders Units = cylinders of 7564 * 512 = 3872768 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x6f20736b This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device. Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 ? 102874 253788 570754815+ 72 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sdb2 ? 22302 278255 968014120 65 Novell Netware 386 Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sdb3 ? 247209 503161 968014096 79 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sdb4 ? 381503 381510 27749+ d Unknown Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.