Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1
1 638 5124703+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda2639 1275 5116702+ 83 Linux Disk /dev/hdb: 80.0 GB, 80060424192 bytes
/dev/hda2 should be the Extended partition. For your first HDD, its not the case. I think the partitions are numbered in the sequence any detected Primary, detected Extended, then the ones inside Extended. hdx1 to hdx4 are kept for the four main (for a lack of better term) partitions (i.e. upto a max of 4 primary or 3 primary and one extended). hdx5 onwards are given to the ones encountered inside the Extended partitions.
Thats what I've seen on my installs. If your FC is working (as it obviously is), then maybe my reasoning is off-target.
Also i want to know how to configure pppoe in Ubuntu. What I did in
Break into its config file somewhere in /etc/ppp. I forgot to check it when hopping back from Linux. You will have to do a pppoe <some option> to get your access concentrators listed, I believe.