On 2009/05/07 01:58 (GMT+0200) Per Inge Oestmoen composed:
Felix Miata wrote:
That's it normal state when the first sector is all nulls, a common occurrence on a brand new HD with nothing yet written to it by any partitioner. ;-)
Understood.
But this I fail to understand:
---- linux-k9na:/home/siberia # cat /proc/partitions major minor #blocks name
8 0 117220824 sda 8 1 8225248 sda1 8 2 5566522 sda2 8 3 12289725 sda3 8 4 91136745 sda4 8 16 312571224 sdb 8 17 2104483 sdb1 8 18 20972857 sdb2 8 19 289491300 sdb3
It simply means the device is not currently recognized. I don't know why, but I suspect any of several possibilities, among them: 1-too many attempts to connect and disconnect on a single boot 2-attempts to disconnect/connect too quickly 3-attempts to disconnect/connect too quickly while not using the same port 4-USB device failure 5-attempting to disconnect without executing a safe disconnect command of some sort 6-failed or incomplete cable connection I wouldn't give up without trying it again on a fresh boot, both with, and without it connected prior to booting. In the long run I suggest you consider a solution such as this: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16817173043 I have 5 of them and have never used them in USB mode. They come with an adapter that provides an eSATA cable connection to the outside of the system, and an SATA cable to connect to an available internal SATA port. They do not support hot plug, but that is not a problem for me. OTOH, they are just as fast as any internal SATA HD directly connected to a motherboard port, which is several times faster than USB or firewire. -- "A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control." Proverbs 29:11 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org