[opensuse] how to install usb external disk
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it? thanks. Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type: # fdisk -l Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice. Hans -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type:
# fdisk -l
Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice.
Hans
it gives me this: fdisk -l Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device. Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary. Partition table entries are not in disk order Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device. Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary. Partition table entries are not in disk order Any ideas? Thanks Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 09:27, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type:
# fdisk -l
Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice.
Hans
it gives me this:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Any ideas? Thanks Steve.
Format the drive. Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:41, Mike Noble wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 09:27, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type:
# fdisk -l
Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice.
Hans
it gives me this:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Any ideas? Thanks Steve.
Format the drive.
Mike
Sorry but how do I do that? I've tried fdisk but don't know what device to name it. What is the commant to format this drive? Cheers, Steve -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 10:25, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:41, Mike Noble wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 09:27, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type:
# fdisk -l
Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice.
Hans
it gives me this:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Any ideas? Thanks Steve.
Format the drive.
Mike
Sorry but how do I do that? I've tried fdisk but don't know what device to name it. What is the commant to format this drive? Cheers, Steve
You will want to fdisk the drive and setup the partition table the way you want. Probably one large partition. fdisk /dev/dm You then can run fdisk -l and find out what the partition is called. In my example I will use /dev/dm0. Then you want to put a file system onto the disk, I will use ext2 in my example. mke2fs /dev/dm0 Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 21:40, Mike Noble wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 10:25, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:41, Mike Noble wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 09:27, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type:
# fdisk -l
Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice.
Hans
it gives me this:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Any ideas? Thanks Steve.
Format the drive.
Mike
Sorry but how do I do that? I've tried fdisk but don't know what device to name it. What is the commant to format this drive? Cheers, Steve
You will want to fdisk the drive and setup the partition table the way you want. Probably one large partition.
fdisk /dev/dm
You then can run fdisk -l and find out what the partition is called. In my example I will use /dev/dm0.
Then you want to put a file system onto the disk, I will use ext2 in my example.
mke2fs /dev/dm0
Mike Hi There is no /dev/dm:
fdisk /dev/dm Unable to open /dev/dm So can't get any further. Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 13:30, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 21:40, Mike Noble wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 10:25, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:41, Mike Noble wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 09:27, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote: > I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply > plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde > 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows > as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why > doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type:
# fdisk -l
Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice.
Hans
it gives me this:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Any ideas? Thanks Steve.
Format the drive.
Mike
Sorry but how do I do that? I've tried fdisk but don't know what device to name it. What is the commant to format this drive? Cheers, Steve
You will want to fdisk the drive and setup the partition table the way you want. Probably one large partition.
fdisk /dev/dm
You then can run fdisk -l and find out what the partition is called. In my example I will use /dev/dm0.
Then you want to put a file system onto the disk, I will use ext2 in my example.
mke2fs /dev/dm0
Mike
Hi There is no /dev/dm:
fdisk /dev/dm
Unable to open /dev/dm
So can't get any further. Steve.
Did you try /dev/dm-0 and /dev/dm-1? Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hey guys, I need to cool my laptop down, I have an IBM r51 with SLED on it. I have a 3 hr battery and my laptop goes hot 40 minutes in. Can someone point me to some tools to adjust the fan and temp? JT -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hey guys, I need to cool my laptop down, I have an IBM r51 with SLED on it. I have a 3 hr battery and my laptop goes hot 40 minutes in. Can someone point me to some tools to adjust the fan and temp?
In its simplest form, you may be able to write to files in /proc/acpi/fan (setting fan speed) or /proc/acpi/processor (setting processor states). However, I'd suggest finding out why it goes hot. Some application chewing up all CPU power? -`J' -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 19:25 +0100, Primm wrote:
Sorry but how do I do that? I've tried fdisk but don't know what device to name it. What is the commant to format this drive?
Do it when you install after you backup your /home. Install / custom then you can manually choose your pattitions or to destroy them all and start over with the standard four /boot / /swap /home or more as you choose. Not for the faint of heart but after a few times not a big deal just be sure you keep your notes handy about which partition is which. -- ___ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ | | | | [__ | | | |___ |_|_| ___] | \/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Primm a écrit :
I have a zaapa usb external drive.
You didn't say if this drive is new and unused or already used by an other computer (for example XP)?
expected it would. Running evmsgui
I don't know about evmsgui, so I suspect you have a special configuration anywhere..
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics
this and the following is you may disk (windows and linux), don't touch it!
/dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB,
this, again, I don't know of. 3150 MB, so 3.1 Gb sort of usb key?? probably better unplug it during the tests, just in case :-)
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes
is your external usb drive 50Gb large? is yes, then you have got it. it's not formatted. or may be, there is only one /dev/dm drive with partition 0 and 1, so the two drives I spoke of are only one, 50GiB drives?? the first thing I would like to know before formatting is what is this "dm" disk type? looks like this: http://oss.gonicus.de/openpower/index.php/Dm-multipath-vscsi but here I have no knowledge to help you :-( jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://dodin.org/mediawiki/index.php/GPS_Lowrance_GO -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 19:58, jdd wrote:
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes
is your external usb drive 50Gb large? is yes, then you have got it.
it's not formatted.
or may be, there is only one /dev/dm drive with partition 0 and 1, so the two drives I spoke of are only one, 50GiB drives??
To me it looks like two drives (dm-0 and dm-1), both with a non-standard partitioning scheme (speculative guess: might be caused by garbage). My usb-pendrive has two drives: 1 the size of a 3 1/2" floppy, and 1 HD-like, and show up like sda and sdb. Out of curiosity: was this usb-device used before, and with what OS?
the first thing I would like to know before formatting is what is this "dm" disk type?
looks like this: http://oss.gonicus.de/openpower/index.php/Dm-multipath-vscsi
Hmm, there is "dm" mentioned in /etc/udev/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules:
# skip rules for inappropriate block devices KERNEL=="ram*|loop*|fd*|nbd*|gnbd*|dm-*|md*", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
The word "inappropriate" scares me a bit. What does it mean? Also /etc/udev/rules.d/64-device-mapper.rules:
KERNEL=="dm-*", ACTION=="add|change", GOTO="device_mapper_do" GOTO="device_mapper_end"
LABEL="device_mapper_do" PROGRAM!="/sbin/dmsetup status -j %M -m %m", GOTO="device_mapper_end"
And from "man dmsetup":
NAME dmsetup - low level logical volume management
I have no experience with that.
but here I have no knowledge to help you :-(
Idem dito. Cheers, Leen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 19:58, jdd wrote:
Primm a écrit :
I have a zaapa usb external drive.
You didn't say if this drive is new and unused or already used by an other computer (for example XP)?
New and unused.
expected it would. Running evmsgui
I don't know about evmsgui, so I suspect you have a special configuration anywhere..
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics
this and the following is you may disk (windows and linux), don't touch it!
/dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB,
this, again, I don't know of. 3150 MB, so 3.1 Gb sort of usb key?? probably better unplug it during the tests, just in case :-)
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes
is your external usb drive 50Gb large? is yes, then you have got it.
No. The box says 250Gb.
it's not formatted.
or may be, there is only one /dev/dm drive with partition 0 and 1, so the two drives I spoke of are only one, 50GiB drives??
the first thing I would like to know before formatting is what is this "dm" disk type?
looks like this: http://oss.gonicus.de/openpower/index.php/Dm-multipath-vscsi
I followed the method explained but fell over here: dmsetup create dmtest dmtest.txt device-mapper: create ioctl failed: Device or resource busy Command failed
but here I have no knowledge to help you :-(
jdd
Anyone any ideas? It's a Zaapa 250Gb model ZA-HDEX5-250 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 18:27 +0100, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type:
# fdisk -l
Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice.
Hans
it gives me this:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Any ideas?
Look for something in the /dev/sda line. I'm using a USB HD enclosure under 10.0. I did notice that if I used the YaST2 partitioning tool it showed me the device as a /dev/sda. However I'm curious as to why your hardware notification did not kick in when you turned it on. You might want to try mount /dev/sda1 /<mountpoint> -tauto, and then navigate to that location. HTH Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:01, Mike McMullin wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 18:27 +0100, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type:
# fdisk -l
Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice.
Hans
it gives me this:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Any ideas?
Look for something in the /dev/sda line. I'm using a USB HD enclosure under 10.0. I did notice that if I used the YaST2 partitioning tool it showed me the device as a /dev/sda. However I'm curious as to why your hardware notification did not kick in when you turned it on. You might want to try mount /dev/sda1 /<mountpoint> -tauto, and then navigate to that location.
HTH
Mike
When I plug it in nothing happens. Trying to mount /dev/sda gives: mount /dev/sda /mnt mount: No medium found and mount /dev/sda1 /mnt -tauto mount: special device /dev/sda1 does not exist Still no luck. Steve -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:23, Primm wrote:
When I plug it in nothing happens. Trying to mount /dev/sda gives:
mount /dev/sda /mnt mount: No medium found
This is like mounting a CDROM with no CD in it. Instead of sda, you should use dm-0 or dm-1. Cheers, Leen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:40, Leendert Meyer wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:23, Primm wrote:
When I plug it in nothing happens. Trying to mount /dev/sda gives:
mount /dev/sda /mnt mount: No medium found
This is like mounting a CDROM with no CD in it.
Instead of sda, you should use dm-0 or dm-1.
Cheers,
Leen
I get: mount /dev/dm-0 /mnt mount: /dev/dm-0: can't read superblock and: mount /dev/dm-1 /mnt mount: special device /dev/dm-1 does not exist Still no joy. Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 21:02, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:40, Leendert Meyer wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:23, Primm wrote:
When I plug it in nothing happens. Trying to mount /dev/sda gives:
mount /dev/sda /mnt mount: No medium found
This is like mounting a CDROM with no CD in it.
Instead of sda, you should use dm-0 or dm-1.
I get:
mount /dev/dm-0 /mnt mount: /dev/dm-0: can't read superblock
So the device exists.
and:
mount /dev/dm-1 /mnt mount: special device /dev/dm-1 does not exist
_Not_? *** How about /var/log/messages? What appears there _right_after_ plugging in the device?
Still no joy.
(earlier email) fdisk tells you you've got /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB and /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB This totals to about 52.4 GB. That's 1/5 of what you say the size is: 250 GB. That is *strange*. It should add up to about 250 GB. *** Better take your time and sort things out! ;-) BTW, is it this drive: http://www.zaapa.co.uk/Public/ficha_producto.asp?CPRO=629 Cheers, Leen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 22:32, Leendert Meyer wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 21:02, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:40, Leendert Meyer wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:23, Primm wrote:
When I plug it in nothing happens. Trying to mount /dev/sda gives:
mount /dev/sda /mnt mount: No medium found
This is like mounting a CDROM with no CD in it.
Instead of sda, you should use dm-0 or dm-1.
I get:
mount /dev/dm-0 /mnt mount: /dev/dm-0: can't read superblock
So the device exists.
and:
mount /dev/dm-1 /mnt mount: special device /dev/dm-1 does not exist
_Not_?
*** How about /var/log/messages? What appears there _right_after_ plugging in the device?
It gives this: Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: new device found, idVendor=067b, idProduct=2507 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: Product: Mass Storage Device Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc. Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: SerialNumber: 0 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb-storage: device found at 12 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: Vendor: A´`& ]¨ Model: Ǿʥ ã y(±)÷5 ñ Rev: y Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : very big device. try to use READ CAPACITY(16). Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : READ CAPACITY(16) failed. Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : status=0, message=00, host=5, driver=00 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : use 0xffffffff as device size Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: SCSI device sde: 4294967296 512-byte hdwr sectors (2199023 MB) Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde: Write Protect is off Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde: assuming drive cache: write through Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : very big device. try to use READ CAPACITY(16). Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : READ CAPACITY(16) failed. Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : status=0, message=00, host=5, driver=00 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : use 0xffffffff as device size Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: SCSI device sde: 4294967296 512-byte hdwr sectors (2199023 MB) Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde: Write Protect is off Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde: assuming drive cache: write through Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde:<6>usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x00070000 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 0 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 0 Dec 23 22:36:20 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:20 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:20 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:20 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x00070000 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 0 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 0 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 udevd-event[1993]: wait_for_sysfs: waiting for '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-8/1-8:1.0/host6/target6:0:0/6:0:0:0/ioerr_cnt' failed Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x00070000 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 0 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 0 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: unable to read partition table Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sde Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: usb-storage: device scan complete Dec 23 22:36:23 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:23 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:23 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:23 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:24 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:24 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:24 highheels2 kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x00070000 Dec 23 22:36:24 highheels2 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 4294967168 Dec 23 22:36:24 highheels2 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 536870896
(earlier email) fdisk tells you you've got
/dev/dm-0: 3150 MB
and
/dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB
This totals to about 52.4 GB. That's 1/5 of what you say the size is: 250 GB. That is *strange*. It should add up to about 250 GB.
*** Better take your time and sort things out! ;-)
BTW, is it this drive:
No, it doesn't look like that. But maybe the case has changed. . .
Cheers,
Leen
Could it be the hardware that's at fault? Cheers and thanks for trying. Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 22:41, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 22:32, Leendert Meyer wrote: [8<]
*** How about /var/log/messages? What appears there _right_after_ plugging in the device?
It gives this:
Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: new device found, idVendor=067b, idProduct=2507 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: Product: Mass Storage Device Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc. Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: SerialNumber: 0 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb-storage: device found at 12 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: Vendor: A´`& ]¨ Model: Ǿʥ ã y(±)÷5 ñ Rev: y
Garbage? This looks not promising.
Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : very big device. try to use READ CAPACITY(16). Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : READ CAPACITY(16) failed.
??? Looks like the kernel can't cope? (but I'm not a USB-guy). Did the usb-device come with a CD with kernel modules/drivers? [8<]
Could it be the hardware that's at fault?
That is a possibility. Does it work in another OS? Another PC? It's small, so you could easily take it to a friend to try. Maybe there are more knowledgeable people around here with better advice. Cheers, Leen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 23:07, Leendert Meyer wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 22:41, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 22:32, Leendert Meyer wrote:
[8<]
*** How about /var/log/messages? What appears there _right_after_ plugging in the device?
It gives this:
Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: new device found, idVendor=067b, idProduct=2507 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: Product: Mass Storage Device Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc. Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: SerialNumber: 0 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb-storage: device found at 12 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: Vendor: A´`& ]¨ Model: Ǿʥ ã y(±)÷5 ñ Rev: y
Garbage? This looks not promising.
Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : very big device. try to use READ CAPACITY(16). Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : READ CAPACITY(16) failed.
??? Looks like the kernel can't cope? (but I'm not a USB-guy). Did the usb-device come with a CD with kernel modules/drivers?
[8<]
Could it be the hardware that's at fault?
That is a possibility. Does it work in another OS? Another PC? It's small, so you could easily take it to a friend to try.
Maybe there are more knowledgeable people around here with better advice.
Cheers,
Leen
No. It doesn't work either on XP nor another linux box. Hence conclusion to return it and get a different drive. Cheers. Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 22:41 +0100, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 22:32, Leendert Meyer wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 21:02, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:40, Leendert Meyer wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:23, Primm wrote:
When I plug it in nothing happens. Trying to mount /dev/sda gives:
mount /dev/sda /mnt mount: No medium found
This is like mounting a CDROM with no CD in it.
Instead of sda, you should use dm-0 or dm-1.
I get:
mount /dev/dm-0 /mnt mount: /dev/dm-0: can't read superblock
So the device exists.
and:
mount /dev/dm-1 /mnt mount: special device /dev/dm-1 does not exist
_Not_?
*** How about /var/log/messages? What appears there _right_after_ plugging in the device?
It gives this:
Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: new device found, idVendor=067b, idProduct=2507 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: Product: Mass Storage Device Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc. Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: SerialNumber: 0 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb-storage: device found at 12 Dec 23 22:36:17 highheels2 kernel: usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: Vendor: A´`& ]¨ Model: Ǿʥ ã…y(±)÷5 ñ Rev: y Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : very big device. try to use READ CAPACITY(16). Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : READ CAPACITY(16) failed. Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : status=0, message=00, host=5, driver=00 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : use 0xffffffff as device size Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: SCSI device sde: 4294967296 512-byte hdwr sectors (2199023 MB) Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde: Write Protect is off Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde: assuming drive cache: write through Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : very big device. try to use READ CAPACITY(16). Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : READ CAPACITY(16) failed. Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : status=0, message=00, host=5, driver=00 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde : use 0xffffffff as device size Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: SCSI device sde: 4294967296 512-byte hdwr sectors (2199023 MB) Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde: Write Protect is off Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde: assuming drive cache: write through Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: sde:<6>usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:18 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x00070000 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 0 Dec 23 22:36:19 highheels2 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 0 Dec 23 22:36:20 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:20 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:20 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:20 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x00070000 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 0 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 0 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:21 highheels2 udevd-event[1993]: wait_for_sysfs: waiting for '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-8/1-8:1.0/host6/target6:0:0/6:0:0:0/ioerr_cnt' failed Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x00070000 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 0 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 0 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: unable to read partition table Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sde Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0 Dec 23 22:36:22 highheels2 kernel: usb-storage: device scan complete Dec 23 22:36:23 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:23 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:23 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:23 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:24 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:24 highheels2 kernel: usb 1-8: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 Dec 23 22:36:24 highheels2 kernel: sd 6:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x00070000 Dec 23 22:36:24 highheels2 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 4294967168 Dec 23 22:36:24 highheels2 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 536870896
(earlier email) fdisk tells you you've got
/dev/dm-0: 3150 MB
and
/dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB
This totals to about 52.4 GB. That's 1/5 of what you say the size is: 250 GB. That is *strange*. It should add up to about 250 GB.
*** Better take your time and sort things out! ;-)
BTW, is it this drive:
No, it doesn't look like that. But maybe the case has changed. . .
Cheers,
Leen
Could it be the hardware that's at fault?
Cheers and thanks for trying. Steve.
Just skimming through the thread.... Firstly what does the tool lsusb tells you? For my usbstick it says: ursa:/var/log # lsusb Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1606:0010 Umax [hex] Astra 1220U Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0951:1600 Kingston Technology Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 And in verbose mode: ursa:/var/log # lsusb -v -s 1:3 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0951:1600 Kingston Technology Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x0951 Kingston Technology idProduct 0x1600 bcdDevice 1.00 iManufacturer 1 Kingston iProduct 2 DataTraveler II iSerial 3 5B580D0039A5 <snip> Secondly, as /var/log/messages is talking about: sde, what does: fdisk /dev/sde tells you? (presuming the kernel keeps on detecting the drive as "/dev/sde" each time you remove/insert (or power-off/power-on) the drive.... Hans -- pgp-id: 926EBB12 pgp-fingerprint: BE97 1CBF FAC4 236C 4A73 F76E EDFC D032 926E BB12 Registered linux user: 75761 (http://counter.li.org) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Just skimming through the thread.... Firstly what does the tool lsusb tells you?
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On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 20:40 +0100, Leendert Meyer wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:23, Primm wrote:
When I plug it in nothing happens. Trying to mount /dev/sda gives:
mount /dev/sda /mnt mount: No medium found
This is like mounting a CDROM with no CD in it.
Instead of sda, you should use dm-0 or dm-1.
Leen, don't USB-drives normally show up as sd? I have one and under 10.0 it is sda, with partitions at sda1, sda2 and sda3, which mount at usbdisk and usbdisk_1. (One of these partitions is actually a SWAP partition so only the two mounts.) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 22:58, Mike McMullin wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 20:40 +0100, Leendert Meyer wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:23, Primm wrote:
When I plug it in nothing happens. Trying to mount /dev/sda gives:
mount /dev/sda /mnt mount: No medium found
This is like mounting a CDROM with no CD in it.
Instead of sda, you should use dm-0 or dm-1.
Leen, don't USB-drives normally show up as sd?
Well, I thought so too. Maybe dm-* are a bit less normal. But the total size of both devices (~ 52 GB) is not equal to 250 GB as it should be. And looking at the snippet from /var/log/messages, I get the feeling that the kernel can't cope. Either because it does not know how to, or maybe a hardware problem. But I could be totaly off here.
I have one and under 10.0 it is sda, with partitions at sda1, sda2 and sda3, which mount at usbdisk and usbdisk_1. (One of these partitions is actually a SWAP partition so only the two mounts.)
I have a USB pen-drive with 2 drives: sda and sdb. Cheers, Leen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 20:23 +0100, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 20:01, Mike McMullin wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 18:27 +0100, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
{snip}
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Any ideas?
Look for something in the /dev/sda line. I'm using a USB HD enclosure under 10.0. I did notice that if I used the YaST2 partitioning tool it showed me the device as a /dev/sda. However I'm curious as to why your hardware notification did not kick in when you turned it on. You might want to try mount /dev/sda1 /<mountpoint> -tauto, and then navigate to that location.
HTH
Mike
When I plug it in nothing happens. Trying to mount /dev/sda gives:
mount /dev/sda /mnt mount: No medium found
I don't know about you, but I have several mountpoints at /mnt. e.g. /mnt/XP, /mnt/Ubuntu, /mnt/Ubuntu_Home, /mnt/Debian_Sarge. So it wold be a good idea to create a mountpoint under /mnt.
and
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt -tauto mount: special device /dev/sda1 does not exist
Still no luck.
Steve
Fire up YaST and use the disk partitioning software, if you've got a connection to the device it ought to show up there. Ensure the device is powered up and your USB port/cable is in working order. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 09:27, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type:
# fdisk -l
Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice.
Hans
it gives me this:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Any ideas? Thanks Steve. I have a drive that connects with usb (use it for backups). This is a stanard drive in a usb enclosure, and here is the output of my fdisk -l:
fdisk -l Disk /dev/hda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 2611 20972826 83 Linux /dev/hda2 2612 3917 10490445 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda3 3918 24321 163895130 83 Linux Disk /dev/sda: 400.0 GB, 400088457216 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 48641 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 48641 390708801 83 Linux Your system sees the drive as /dev/dm-0px, where x is the partition on the drive. You also show a /dev/dm-1px. This really looks like the disk was setup by some kind of disk manager. If you are able to run fdisk on /dev/dm-0 and /dev/dm-1 then you can probably delete the partitions and create one big one in each of the virtual drives. Word of warning if you do this the drive will most likely not be able to be returned. If you are already at that point, then there is no harm in trying. Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 22:00, Mike Noble wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 09:27, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type:
# fdisk -l
Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice.
Hans
it gives me this:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Any ideas? Thanks Steve.
I have a drive that connects with usb (use it for backups). This is a stanard drive in a usb enclosure, and here is the output of my fdisk -l:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 2611 20972826 83 Linux /dev/hda2 2612 3917 10490445 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda3 3918 24321 163895130 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sda: 400.0 GB, 400088457216 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 48641 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 48641 390708801 83 Linux
Your system sees the drive as /dev/dm-0px, where x is the partition on the drive. You also show a /dev/dm-1px. This really looks like the disk was setup by some kind of disk manager. If you are able to run fdisk on /dev/dm-0 and /dev/dm-1 then you can probably delete the partitions and create one big one in each of the virtual drives. Word of warning if you do this the drive will most likely not be able to be returned. If you are already at that point, then there is no harm in trying.
Mike
Unfortunately not: fdisk /dev/dm-0 Unable to read /dev/dm-0 Still no joy. Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 13:23, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 22:00, Mike Noble wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 09:27, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type:
# fdisk -l
Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice.
Hans
it gives me this:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Any ideas? Thanks Steve.
I have a drive that connects with usb (use it for backups). This is a stanard drive in a usb enclosure, and here is the output of my fdisk -l:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 2611 20972826 83 Linux /dev/hda2 2612 3917 10490445 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda3 3918 24321 163895130 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sda: 400.0 GB, 400088457216 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 48641 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 48641 390708801 83 Linux
Your system sees the drive as /dev/dm-0px, where x is the partition on the drive. You also show a /dev/dm-1px. This really looks like the disk was setup by some kind of disk manager. If you are able to run fdisk on /dev/dm-0 and /dev/dm-1 then you can probably delete the partitions and create one big one in each of the virtual drives. Word of warning if you do this the drive will most likely not be able to be returned. If you are already at that point, then there is no harm in trying.
Mike
Unfortunately not:
fdisk /dev/dm-0
Unable to read /dev/dm-0 Still no joy. Steve.
Are you able to return the drive and get a different one? Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 23:02, Mike Noble wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 13:23, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 22:00, Mike Noble wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 09:27, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 18:04, Hans du Plooy wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 16:42 +0100, Primm wrote:
I have a zaapa usb external drive. I thought I could simply plug it in and write to it. It does not show up under the kde 'my computer' as I expected it would. Running evmsgui it shows as /dev/evms/sda but I've no idea how to write to it. Why doesn't it simply show as /dev/sda? How can I get to use it?
Open a console as root and type:
# fdisk -l
Does it only show /dev/sda or is there a /dev/sda1 too? If there is only /dev/sda it means that there are no partitions on the disc. You can use fdisk to create a partition, then format ti with the filesystem of your choice.
Hans
it gives me this:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 383 3076416 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/hda2 * 384 6258 47190937+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda3 6259 12161 47415847+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 6259 8228 15823993+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 8229 8356 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda7 8357 12161 30563631 83 Linux
Disk /dev/dm-0: 3150 MB, 3150249984 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 382 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-0p1 ? 120513 235786 925929529+ 68 Unknown Partition 1 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(116, 100, 32) logical=(120512, 47, 32) Partition 1 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(288, 101, 46) logical=(235785, 20, 46) Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p2 ? 82801 116350 269488144 79 Unknown Partition 2 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(357, 32, 43) logical=(82800, 34, 51) Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(0, 13, 10) logical=(116349, 218, 61) Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p3 ? 33551 120595 699181456 53 OnTrack DM6 Aux3 Partition 3 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(345, 32, 19) logical=(33550, 137, 11) Partition 3 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(324, 77, 19) logical=(120594, 153, 54) Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-0p4 ? 86812 86813 10668+ 49 Unknown Partition 4 has different physical/logical beginnings (non-Linux?): phys=(87, 1, 0) logical=(86811, 142, 3) Partition 4 has different physical/logical endings: phys=(335, 78, 2) logical=(86812, 225, 45) Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/dm-1: 48.3 GB, 48323520000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5875 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
This doesn't look like a partition table Probably you selected the wrong device.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/dm-1p1 ? 116388 126889 84344761 69 Unknown Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p2 ? 105915 222310 934940732+ 73 Unknown Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p3 ? 1 1 0 74 Unknown Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/dm-1p4 179626 179629 26207+ 0 Empty Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Any ideas? Thanks Steve.
I have a drive that connects with usb (use it for backups). This is a stanard drive in a usb enclosure, and here is the output of my fdisk -l:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 2611 20972826 83 Linux /dev/hda2 2612 3917 10490445 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda3 3918 24321 163895130 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sda: 400.0 GB, 400088457216 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 48641 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 48641 390708801 83 Linux
Your system sees the drive as /dev/dm-0px, where x is the partition on the drive. You also show a /dev/dm-1px. This really looks like the disk was setup by some kind of disk manager. If you are able to run fdisk on /dev/dm-0 and /dev/dm-1 then you can probably delete the partitions and create one big one in each of the virtual drives. Word of warning if you do this the drive will most likely not be able to be returned. If you are already at that point, then there is no harm in trying.
Mike
Unfortunately not:
fdisk /dev/dm-0
Unable to read /dev/dm-0 Still no joy. Steve.
Are you able to return the drive and get a different one?
Mike
Yes. That's what I've decided to do. Thanks to all for helping me come to this decision. Steve -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 23 December 2006 23:10, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 23:02, Mike Noble wrote:
Are you able to return the drive and get a different one?
Yes. That's what I've decided to do.
Thanks to all for helping me come to this decision.
Well, I suppose the shops are closed until tuesday or wednesday, that leaves you some time. Stay tuned, maybe there are other people with different opinions. ;-) Cheers, Leen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 2006-12-23 16:10, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 23:02, Mike Noble wrote:
<snip snip snip snip snip snip snip> Good god, people, have we forgotten how to trim quotes?
.
Are you able to return the drive and get a different one?
Mike
Yes. That's what I've decided to do.
Thanks to all for helping me come to this decision. Steve
Have you actually ever tried to *partition* the drive? It is clearly unpartitioned. Forget about fdisk for this, use Yast: System/Partitioner. -- The best way to accelerate a computer running Windows is at 9.81 m/s² -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 17:50 -0600, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
On 2006-12-23 16:10, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 23:02, Mike Noble wrote:
<snip snip snip snip snip snip snip> Good god, people, have we forgotten how to trim quotes?
.
Are you able to return the drive and get a different one?
Mike
Yes. That's what I've decided to do.
Thanks to all for helping me come to this decision. Steve
Have you actually ever tried to *partition* the drive? It is clearly unpartitioned.
Forget about fdisk for this, use Yast: System/Partitioner.
I quite agree, YaST2 would be my tool of choice. If it shows up there, then it's a workable proposition. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 24 December 2006 04:59, Mike McMullin wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 17:50 -0600, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
On 2006-12-23 16:10, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 23:02, Mike Noble wrote:
<snip snip snip snip snip snip snip>
Good god, people, have we forgotten how to trim quotes?
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Are you able to return the drive and get a different one?
Mike
Yes. That's what I've decided to do.
Thanks to all for helping me come to this decision. Steve
Have you actually ever tried to *partition* the drive? It is clearly unpartitioned.
Forget about fdisk for this, use Yast: System/Partitioner.
I quite agree, YaST2 would be my tool of choice. If it shows up there, then it's a workable proposition.
It doesn't show up in Yast. cheers, Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sun, 2006-12-24 at 09:25 +0100, Primm wrote:
On Sunday 24 December 2006 04:59, Mike McMullin wrote:
On Sat, 2006-12-23 at 17:50 -0600, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
On 2006-12-23 16:10, Primm wrote:
On Saturday 23 December 2006 23:02, Mike Noble wrote:
<snip snip snip snip snip snip snip>
Good god, people, have we forgotten how to trim quotes?
.
Are you able to return the drive and get a different one?
Mike
Yes. That's what I've decided to do.
Thanks to all for helping me come to this decision. Steve
Have you actually ever tried to *partition* the drive? It is clearly unpartitioned.
Forget about fdisk for this, use Yast: System/Partitioner.
I quite agree, YaST2 would be my tool of choice. If it shows up there, then it's a workable proposition.
It doesn't show up in Yast.
Fortunately your hardware pusher is open today, and you can either get the exchange, or a fix on it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 2006-12-24 11:39, Mike McMullin wrote:
On Sun, 2006-12-24 at 09:25 +0100, Primm wrote:
<snip> It doesn't show up in Yast.
Fortunately your hardware pusher is open today, and you can either get the exchange, or a fix on it.
Try a different USB cable first, as someone else has suggested. -- The best way to accelerate a computer running Windows is at 9.81 m/s² -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Primm wrote: [pruned]
Are you able to return the drive and get a different one?
Mike
Yes. That's what I've decided to do.
Thanks to all for helping me come to this decision. Steve
Let's get down to the basics :-) . What is the brand of the drive? Every manufacturer has on its site software which will check out/format/configure a new drive. Go to the manufacturer's site and download that software, put it on a floppy if need be, and test out the new HD. Then come back and us "gurus" here will decide what you should do with your new HD :-) . Cheers. -- In a period of great joy and pleasure you are comforted by the thought that tragedy is just around the corner. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 24 December 2006 02:44, Basil Chupin wrote:
Primm wrote:
[pruned]
Are you able to return the drive and get a different one?
Mike
Yes. That's what I've decided to do.
Thanks to all for helping me come to this decision. Steve
Let's get down to the basics :-) .
What is the brand of the drive?
Every manufacturer has on its site software which will check out/format/configure a new drive. Go to the manufacturer's site and download that software, put it on a floppy if need be, and test out the new HD. Then come back and us "gurus" here will decide what you should do with your new HD :-) .
Cheers.
There is only windows and mac software drivers available on both the cd and the zaapa site. It doesn't work with that software on a xp box so I've concluded that it must be a hardware fault. Cheers, Steve. My hardware supplier is open today :-) Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Primm wrote:
On Sunday 24 December 2006 02:44, Basil Chupin wrote:
Primm wrote:
[pruned]
Are you able to return the drive and get a different one?
Mike Yes. That's what I've decided to do.
Thanks to all for helping me come to this decision. Steve Let's get down to the basics :-) .
What is the brand of the drive?
Every manufacturer has on its site software which will check out/format/configure a new drive. Go to the manufacturer's site and download that software, put it on a floppy if need be, and test out the new HD. Then come back and us "gurus" here will decide what you should do with your new HD :-) .
Cheers.
There is only windows and mac software drivers available on both the cd and the zaapa site. It doesn't work with that software on a xp box so I've concluded that it must be a hardware fault.
The software you would download from the HD manufacturer and then either put on to a floppy or on to a CD makes the floppy or CD bootable and does not require an OS to be installed. But you would need an OS to be able to put the s/ware on the floppy or burn to a CD :-) . So what you are saying is that you got this disc manager from the HD manufacturer and it would not recognise the new drive you just bought?
Cheers, Steve. My hardware supplier is open today :-)
Well whose a lucky boy then? :-) . Tell us the outcome of this venture. (I always like to know the results for future reference.) Cheers. -- In a period of great joy and pleasure you are comforted by the thought that tragedy is just around the corner. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
So what you are saying is that you got this disc manager from the HD manufacturer and it would not recognise the new drive you just bought?
Cheers, Steve. My hardware supplier is open today :-)
Well whose a lucky boy then? :-) .
Tell us the outcome of this venture. (I always like to know the results for future reference.)
Cheers.
I exchanged the disk having seen the other fail under their XP test box and made them show me the new one being recognised. I plugged it in to my 10.2 server and it worked without me having to do anything apart from destroy the ntfs it was filled with. I have other questions now in the 'usb external disk questions' thread. Thanks for your help and interest. Cheers, Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Primm wrote:
So what you are saying is that you got this disc manager from the HD manufacturer and it would not recognise the new drive you just bought?
Cheers, Steve. My hardware supplier is open today :-) Well whose a lucky boy then? :-) .
Tell us the outcome of this venture. (I always like to know the results for future reference.)
Cheers.
I exchanged the disk having seen the other fail under their XP test box and made them show me the new one being recognised. I plugged it in to my 10.2 server and it worked without me having to do anything apart from destroy the ntfs it was filled with. I have other questions now in the 'usb external disk questions' thread.
Now this is most unusual to have a faulty HD for sale. Most unusual. If the new one is the same brand as the faulty one then I wouldn't put anything of value on this new one but use it for a month before putting any 'real' data on it -- I think you said you bought it for backup purposes. If an HD is going to fail it usually fails within a month. The worry here is that if the new one is the same brand as the failed on then it may be possible that both come from the same (bad) batch. May not be the case of course but I, personally, would play it safe and not use it for the backups - unless the backups are not that important if the HD fails and has to be replaced.
Thanks for your help and interest.
Thanks for letting me know about the outcome. Cheers. -- In a period of great joy and pleasure you are comforted by the thought that tragedy is just around the corner. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 24 December 2006 14:44, Basil Chupin wrote:
Primm wrote:
So what you are saying is that you got this disc manager from the HD manufacturer and it would not recognise the new drive you just bought?
Cheers, Steve. My hardware supplier is open today :-)
Well whose a lucky boy then? :-) .
Tell us the outcome of this venture. (I always like to know the results for future reference.)
Cheers.
I exchanged the disk having seen the other fail under their XP test box and made them show me the new one being recognised. I plugged it in to my 10.2 server and it worked without me having to do anything apart from destroy the ntfs it was filled with. I have other questions now in the 'usb external disk questions' thread.
Now this is most unusual to have a faulty HD for sale. Most unusual.
If the new one is the same brand as the faulty one then I wouldn't put anything of value on this new one but use it for a month before putting any 'real' data on it -- I think you said you bought it for backup purposes. If an HD is going to fail it usually fails within a month. The worry here is that if the new one is the same brand as the failed on then it may be possible that both come from the same (bad) batch. May not be the case of course but I, personally, would play it safe and not use it for the backups - unless the backups are not that important if the HD fails and has to be replaced.
Thanks for your help and interest.
Thanks for letting me know about the outcome.
Cheers.
No problem. That's good advice. I shall keep up my (now laborious) backups of my server to DVD media and a little used client on the lan meanwhile going. The disk itself shows as a Samsung which I believe to be quite reliable. The main reason for this is the time consuming nature of tar'ring 12 or so GB of data to dvd and being able to remove it easily from the premises. Cheers, Steve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 2006-12-24 07:33, Primm wrote:
I exchanged the disk ... and it worked
I guess you don't need to bother with a different USB cable then :-) -- The best way to accelerate a computer running Windows is at 9.81 m/s² -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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