From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 1 17:15:41 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F50816A4CE for ; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 17:15:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp104.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp104.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.169.223]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 206CA43D39 for ; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 17:15:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lloyd545220-trucker@yahoo.com) Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.59.3.192?) (wyoming?antelope@205.241.228.70 with plain) by smtp104.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 1 Nov 2004 17:15:40 -0000 Message-ID: <41866F37.9030500@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 10:15:35 -0700 From: Lloyd Hayes User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040803 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dick Davies References: <418542C7.1040602@yahoo.com> <20041101094311.GB4930@lb.tenfour> In-Reply-To: <20041101094311.GB4930@lb.tenfour> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: External Hard drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 17:15:41 -0000 Yes, this drive works fine under windows XP. It has fat32 file system on it. When I had FBSD v5.2.1 on this computer several months ago and the system recognized it fine. But none of the Linux distros would recognize it. However, I realized last night that this installation of FBSD is not recognizing my 40 GB Buslink hard which all versions of UNIX has recognized, including FBSD when I had it on before. I use this drive all of the time. FBSD did recognize it during the installation process, but I hadn't looked at it since until last night. It also has a Fat32 format. I'm beginning that SSH is the problem. I did not have it installed before. Lloyd Hayes Email: lloyd545220-trucker@yahoo.com URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 Dick Davies wrote: >* Lloyd Hayes [1056 19:56]: > > >>I have been using this 6 year old laptop as a test bed for the different >>versions of Linux and FreeBSD. (The built-in CD ROM is almost worn out.) >>I just put v5.2.1 back on this laptop. It doesn't want to recognize this >>hard drive. I have checked the 'dmesg' and can't see any mention of this >>connection. I can connect and disconnect this drive while the system is >>running and not get any messages. I have ssh running and it is obviously >>doing something to the drive since I hear the drive clicking on/off. In >>fact, it sounds like a clock. (I am constantly getting messages from ssh.) >> >> > >Drive has died? Can you see it under winders? > > >