On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:28:44 -0400 <pa...@quillandmouse.com> wrote: > Folks: > > I bought a NVMe drive, which I installed in an external holder with a > USB cable. Plugged it into my computer. In lsblk, it showed up as > /dev/sdc. > > $ file /dev/sdc > /dev/sdc: block special (8/32) > > $ sudo fdisk /dev/sdc > > Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.38.1). > Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them. > Be careful before using the write command. > > fdisk: cannot open /dev/sdc: No such file or directory > > Am I missing something? For what reason would I be unable to access > this drive? And what's the fix? > > This is Debian 12, if it matters. > > Paul > >
My mistake. After more testing, it appears that the NVMe wasn't properly plugged in to the holder. The /dev/sdc was just the holder itself registering. Apologies to the list. Paul -- Paul M. Foster Personal Blog: http://noferblatz.com Company Site: http://quillandmouse.com Software Projects: https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster
