Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 09 Feb 1999 19:50:41 -0500 | From | Neil Cherry <> | Subject | Re: /dev/sdh can't be opened? |
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Nomad the Wanderer wrote: > > I just added some new drives to my system. I now have 8 drives a zip > and a jaz. The zip and jaz are on a separate controller so cable length > shouldn't be an issue. e-h are in a case together. I can fdisk a-g, but > h-j can't be opened. Originally there was no sdh* sdi* or sdj*. I created > them, couldn't access them, rebooted and still couldn't access them. > > Here's sdg and sdh: (g works, h doesn't) > > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 96 May 5 1998 /dev/sdg
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> Anyone have any ideas?
sda would be the first SCSI device (not including the controller) sdg would be the last SCSI device
7 drives plus 1 controller. Either am I missing something here or you have too many drives.
That 8th drive belongs on another controller (if you using the standard 8 device SCSI).
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