OK, here's what I notice: in /dev, your /dev/sd* device entries are correctly set up with block major device number 8, as is the case for the first (I think) 33 scsi disk devices.
The output of /proc/devices, however, does not show that you have a block major device 8 entry, which should show the "sd" driver. My system's output for the same two commands does indeed show block major 8 as a device in /proc/devices, with sd as the driver - so I would surmise that this is your problem and why the devices don't seem to exist. When you try to mount /dev/sda1, the kernel should be looking for driver registered to handled block major 8, but there isn't one. A harder question is WHY you don't have one. On my system, it appears that scsi disk support is built into the kernel - because I haven't loaded sd.o as a module and no such module appears in /lib/modules/2.4.18.../kernel/drivers/scsi. You need to verify that on your system, with whatever kernel you are running, that either a) scsi disk support is compiled into the kernel, or b) if it is built as a module, you are loading the module (eg by putting this entry into /etc/modules or by whatever other mechanism you prefer. While the kernel does dynamically locate and load some modules as needed based on system calls, I don't know if the scsi subsystem or mount subsystem does that for the scsi disk drivers; maybe someone on the list has delved into that aspect of the kernel code and can help here. My guess would be "no". Hope this helps. nl On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 02:56, Michael Waters wrote: > On Tue, Jul 29, 2003, Neal Lippman wrote: > > can you post the output of: > > > > 1) ls -l /dev/sd* > > > > and > > > > 2) cat /proc/devices > > Hi, thank you again for trying to help me. I appreciate it. Below is > the output. I apologize to the list for the size of this email but I > hope someone can see something amiss... > > # cat /proc/devices > Character devices: > 1 mem > 2 pty/m%d > 3 pty/s%d > 4 tts/%d > 5 cua/%d > 6 lp > 7 vcs > 10 misc > 14 sound > 29 fb > 128 ptm > 136 pts/%d > 162 raw > 180 usb > 226 drm > > Block devices: > 1 ramdisk > 3 ide0 > 22 ide1 > > > # ls -l /dev/sd* > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 1 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda1 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 10 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda10 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 11 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda11 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 12 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda12 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 13 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda13 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 14 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda14 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 15 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda15 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 2 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda2 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 3 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda3 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 4 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda4 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 5 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda5 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 6 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda6 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 7 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda7 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 8 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda8 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 9 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sda9 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 16 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 17 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb1 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 26 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb10 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 27 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb11 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 28 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb12 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 29 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb13 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 30 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb14 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 31 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb15 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 18 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb2 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 19 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb3 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 20 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb4 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 21 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb5 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 22 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb6 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 23 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb7 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 24 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb8 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 25 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdb9 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 32 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 33 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc1 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 42 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc10 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 43 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc11 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 44 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc12 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 45 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc13 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 46 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc14 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 47 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc15 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 34 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc2 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 35 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc3 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 36 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc4 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 37 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc5 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 38 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc6 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 39 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc7 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 40 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc8 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 41 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdc9 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 48 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 49 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd1 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 58 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd10 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 59 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd11 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 60 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd12 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 61 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd13 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 62 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd14 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 63 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd15 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 50 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd2 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 51 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd3 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 52 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd4 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 53 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd5 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 54 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd6 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 55 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd7 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 56 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd8 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 57 Jul 27 02:51 /dev/sdd9 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 64 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 65 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde1 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 74 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde10 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 75 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde11 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 76 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde12 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 77 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde13 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 78 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde14 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 79 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde15 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 66 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde2 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 67 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde3 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 68 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde4 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 69 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde5 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 70 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde6 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 71 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde7 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 72 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde8 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 73 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sde9 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 80 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 81 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf1 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 90 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf10 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 91 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf11 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 92 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf12 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 93 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf13 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 94 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf14 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 95 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf15 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 82 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf2 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 83 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf3 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 84 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf4 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 85 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf5 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 86 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf6 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 87 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf7 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 88 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf8 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 89 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdf9 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 96 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 97 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg1 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 106 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg10 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 107 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg11 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 108 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg12 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 109 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg13 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 110 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg14 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 111 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg15 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 98 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg2 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 99 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg3 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 100 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg4 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 101 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg5 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 102 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg6 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 103 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg7 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 104 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg8 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 105 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdg9 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 112 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 113 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh1 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 122 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh10 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 123 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh11 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 124 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh12 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 125 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh13 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 126 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh14 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 127 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh15 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 114 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh2 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 115 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh3 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 116 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh4 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 117 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh5 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 118 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh6 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 119 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh7 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 120 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh8 > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 121 Apr 14 2001 /dev/sdh9 > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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