Good afternoon I installed OpenSUSE in one HDD and connected a second HDD, but this does not seem to be recognized. Neither setting the jumper switch on that HDD to "slave" nor "cable select" does help. I tried (previously, with that HDD as master) to install another Linux version on that second HDD but failed. Now I want to format that disk and try again. Trying a "new installation" somehow does not work. I get a number of error messages. I suspect, that some files from the previous installation are left there and are "in the way". Therefore I imagined that formatting the disk might help ... Where do I look for that disk? And when I find it, how do I format it? Thank you. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
* Thomas Blasejewicz
I installed OpenSUSE in one HDD and connected a second HDD, but this does not seem to be recognized. Neither setting the jumper switch on that HDD to "slave" nor "cable select" does help.
Does your BIOS recognize the drive?
I tried (previously, with that HDD as master) to install another Linux version on that second HDD but failed. Now I want to format that disk and try again. Trying a "new installation" somehow does not work. I get a number of error messages. I suspect, that some files from the previous installation are left there and are "in the way". Therefore I imagined that formatting the disk might help ...
If your system is *not* recognizing the drive, formatting will *not* help.
Where do I look for that disk? And when I find it, how do I format it?
fdisk -l from the installed system in an xterm window or tty panel. or boot from a "live-cd", opensuse/knoppix/.... and check for the drive's presence. Are the cables good and correctly connected? Is the drive good? Does it have power? -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 2009/06/15 12:42 (GMT+0900) Thomas Blasejewicz composed:
I installed OpenSUSE in one HDD and connected a second HDD, but this does not seem to be recognized. Neither setting the jumper switch on that HDD to "slave" nor "cable select" does help.
Are either of them Western Digital? Those have more complicated jumpering than all other brands. Be sure both are both jumpered compatibly with each other and with the cable. Cable select jumpering is only for use with cable select cables, which you usually can identify by a small hole near the motherboard connector if the cable does not have some sort of label identifying it as such. If jumpering is incorrect, one or both should not be recognized by the motherboard BIOS. If the BIOS can't recognize a drive, no OS installer should be able to either.
I tried (previously, with that HDD as master) to install another Linux
You mean with the two drives reversed as to master and slave? With only the new drive installed? How exactly? Which cable connector(s) were used for each? What kind of cable?
version on that second HDD but failed.
Failed how exactly?
Now I want to format that disk and try again.
Formatting is something one does after partitioning, which can only be done if the drive can be recognized at all.
Trying a "new installation" somehow does not work. I get a number of error messages.
Please share them if you want help.
I suspect, that some files from the previous installation are left there and are "in the way". Therefore I imagined that formatting the disk might help ...
Where do I look for that disk?
Boot into the BIOS to check first that the BIOS can find both, then do 'fdisk -l' after booting Linux to confirm Linux can find both. It may be easier to set the BIOS to disable quick boot so that during POST you can more easily see what disk(s) POST finds.
And when I find it, how do I format it?
Let the installer worry about formatting, which it will do after the partitioning is configured. Alternatively, partition, then format, prior to beginning any Linux installation program. Then during installation you can tell the installer which partitions to use for which purposes. -- "Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle." Proverbs 23:5 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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