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hard drive not detected
Hi all,
second hard drive connected to a RHEL4 (ya.. it's old) is not detected. I am not able to see any entries related to sdb in dmesg or in /var/log/messages. Code:
# more /proc/scsi/scsiAny suggestions on how to detect hard disk ? Thanks in advance! |
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Hi linuxandtsm,
Hard disk should be detected automatically by the system. What kind of hdd it is? PATA? SATA? or SCSI? Did you check the jumper settings on the disk if it is an old one? Did you check the connectivity of hdd to motherboard like power cable and data bus. On which port you are connecting this hdd? |
Hi T3RM1NVT0R,
It is a SCSI disk. Connectivity of hdd looks ok to me and hdd is warm to touch. How can i check jumper settings on the disk ? and is there any way that i can scan for newly connected devices ? |
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Jumper settings will depend on the manufacturer. You can check that on hdd manufacturer's site how the jumper should be set. I don't think so that scanning will help because if has something to do with scan then the reboot should have detected it. But as you said that you rebooted it quite a few times so I doubt that system is even aware about the drive.
Are you able to see the newly connected disk in your BIOS? If yes, then we can think on scanning part. If not, then there is a connectivity issue. |
what do you see when you type mount at command prompt (# mount )
how about # hwinfo --disk also, did the system see it before or is this a new device? Landis. |
Hi T3RM1NVT0R,
How can see the disk In BIOS ? Hi Lunar, mount shows only the partitions on the hdd1 (sda) that is having all other filesystems mounted but no entry for sdb and Code:
# hwinfo --disk |
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@ linuxandtsm
Not sure which BIOS you are running on but I think the following video should help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eULEtVZkGDc Usually F2 or F12 keys are pressed to get into BIOS. @ Lunar, hwinfo command is not available on RHEL but it is there on SLES and openSuSE. Not sure about other distributions. |
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I am running All SuSE and openSuSE 10x to 12.1... working on first centos (RHEL) right now. want to replace hardware router with linux router. Landis. linuxandtsm, if you can't see the hdd (hard disk drive) in BIOS, then the disk is either bad or is not installed right. Is it on the same chain / channel as the other hdd or a cd / dvd? ..or is it on it's own channel (ribbon cable)? If it is the second disk hdd or cd on a ribbon cable, is the jumpers set to SL (slave) Mx (master, sometimes, MS, MA, M, MT, MR) or CS (cable select).. If the fist hdd is set to CS, they both must be capable of CS. Some older drives are not. If the 1st is set to Single that is the same as mastern no slave present. None of this means anything if your drives are SATA (Serial ATA) or real SCSI (scuzzy), but then they would not be on the same channel unless they are both SCSI.. More info. ps. each HDD manufacture has it's support page for jumper settings. Here is an example of Jumper Settings I find that cable select is a hit and miss (does not always work) thing and don't use in Linux. hope this helps.. I'll be around, work from home 20x7.. Landis. |
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@ Lunar,
Thank you. CentOS is a very good distribution to work on. I really love working it. From your post it appears that you are playing around with iptables :-) |
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I used to own a small ISP and setting up a NAT/NAS (masquerade ip) server was easy, but that was in 1995 to 1998, so this will be just like it's the first time all over. any pointers on setting up a linux router, the easy way? lol Landis. |
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@ Lunar,
I would say that you should be good at iptables to get that setup as a router. Can't get into much details as this thread is about hdd issue. iptables discussion will deviate the topic. |
thanks.. understand.
Landis. |
Hi T3RM1NVT0R and Lunar,
This is the spec page that i got from the HD support team. http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1405 How can i find and use the right one for this case ? Thanks in advance! |
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As of now is there any jumper set on the hdd? If yes, remove it and then it should take the default setting based on the port it is being connected.
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back to an earlier question asked, does your BIOS see the drive during boot?
access BIOS setup: Esc, Del, F1, F2, F10, IBM Enter then menu F1.. you'll have to watch during the first few seconds of 'boot up', before OS (operating system) starts to load.. what brand, model is you pc? Landis. try me on fb/LandisTwo |
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