fdisk don't show external usb device
 

I have a server with RHEL 5. I have bought a HDD and put it into a USB box. Then I plug it to my server by USB cable. I want to mount it but the fdisk -l command don't show external usb device.

help me please?

Hi,

Anything in the logfiles? Maybe the disk was not recognized for whatever reason.

Hope this helps.

Pl. try this #cat /etc/partitions with out plug in external usb device and same cmd try after plug in usb device check the difference and then you will find the usb device name
#mount /dev/<usb devices name like hdb1/hdc1 or sdb1/sdc1 /mnt/usb

hope this will help you to mount the external usb devices

RHEL 5 should generally automatically mount the device for you.

Plug in the USB device and post the output of:

Plugging the usb,post the output of:

It might be hardware...

Have you opened the external HDD box and checked the that all the connections are in order, and that the USB cable is properly seated at both its ends? Can you hear the HDD spin up?

wats the output of " dmesg | tail " while connecting hdd?

Thanks for all your replies.

My HDD disk is crashed. I so sorry. I have replaced the new one. Then it works properly.

Thanks so much,
MTH.