Karsten, can you check if this problem is still there with current kernels? i.e. 2.6.23 or 2.6.24
* Karsten Merker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-01-05 01:22]: > On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 08:30:32PM +0100, Karsten Merker wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 04:48:09PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > > > > The device that is passed to partman is: > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part > > > > > > The code in partman that interprets this expects either: > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc > > > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 > > > > > > But in this case, "part" without a partition number seems to be used for > > > the whole disk, which perfectly explains the display as a partition > > > without partition number. > > > We could support this in the relevant partman function, but I'd like to > > > know if this use of "part" to indicate the whole disk is valid first. It > > > could also be a bug, either in the kernel or in udev's devfs > > > compatibility code. > > > > > > So, my follow-up questions: > > > - what is the output of 'cd /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/; ls -l'? > > > > ~ # cd /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/; ls -l > > brw-rw---- 1 root root 3, 0 Jan 4 19:07 part > > brw-rw---- 1 root root 3, 1 Jan 4 19:07 part1 > > > > - what is the non-devfs representation of this disk (e.g. /dev/hda*) and > > > what devices are present for that? > > > > ~ # ls -l /dev/hda* > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 Jan 4 19:07 /dev/hda -> > > ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Jan 4 19:07 /dev/hda1 -> > > ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 > > To narrow down the possible reasons for this behaviour I have done some > further tests: > > - Configuring the machine to little endian mode (mipsel) > does not change anything, so it is not endianess-related. > > - On another mipsel machine (Cobalt NASRaQ) which uses the > integrated PCI IDE controller of its VIA vt82c586a southbridge, > everything looks normal: > > ~ # cd /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/; ls -l > brw-rw---- 1 root root 3, 0 Jan 1 00:00 disc > brw-rw---- 1 root root 3, 1 Jan 1 00:00 part1 > > Besides the different IDE controllers and their drivers there is > one other difference between the two: the SWARM uses a 64bit > kernel while the Cobalt uses a 32bit kernel. Userland is 32bit in > both cases. > > Regards, > Karsten > -- > #include <standard_disclaimer> > Nach Paragraph 28 Abs. 3 Bundesdatenschutzgesetz widerspreche ich der Nutzung > oder Uebermittlung meiner Daten fuer Werbezwecke oder fuer die Markt- oder > Meinungsforschung. > > -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
