Mark Everett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >During device driver initialization on boot, the SCSI adapter driver >sees a newly attached external disk, but fails to map the drive to a >device file name (eg, /dev/sdc - see dmesg output below). [snip verbose boot/kernel messages] If it's a brand-spanking new drive it probably doesn't have a partition table, so you'll need to create one with fdisk or cfdisk. Your other drives are assigned to device files because Linux is able to find a valid partition table. Partition table for sda: >SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 70189056 [34272 MB] >[34.3 GB] > sda: sda1 sda2 < sda5 sda6 sda7 sda8 sda9 sda10 sda11 sda12 sda13 sda14 > sda15 > Partition table for sdb: >SCSI device sdb: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 8496884 [4148 MB] [4.1 GB] > sdb: sdb1 Of course, after you've created partition(s), you'll still need to format them and edit /etc/fstab so they get mounted during boot. -Eric Eric Sisler Library Computer Technician Westminster Public Library Westminster, CO, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux - don't fear the Penguin. Want to know what we use Linux for? Visit http://gromit.westminster.lib.co.us/linux -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
