Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1438 mails)

[Felix Miata <mrmazda@xxxxxx>]

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/
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