Jorge Luis: > Robert Nichols: > > Jorge Luis wrote: > >> I have a 200 MiB Maxtor HD that isn't being seen by the OS. I have it plugged > >> into the system through an EIDE/USB converter hub. It appears that the drive > >> isn't recognized, but the hub device is. > > > > Was the drive powered up and ready when you plugged the converter into > > the USB port? The scan is performed when the new USB connection is > > seen, and if you want the drive to be seen it has to be ready at that > > time. There's probably a way to force a re-scan later, but I don't > > know what that might be. > > Bob, > > Thanks for the tip. I've actually tried the sequence you recommend, without > success. > > Barring a very lucky attempt to fdisk the drive, I'm afraid I'm pretty much > screwed. I believe the drive failed when I bailed out of a GRUB configuration > in the middle of the operation. I hope I didn't damage any of the drive's > native electronics or the resident software that's written to a small hidden > partition. > > Thanks, > > JL Here's another tip for you all: root@satyr:~# demsg | tail -12 [73223.969759] usb 4-6: USB disconnect, address 11 [73234.083956] usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 13 [73234.603566] usb 4-6: device not accepting address 13, error -71 [73272.550985] usb 4-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 15 [73272.684685] usb 4-6: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [73272.697756] scsi9 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices [73272.702383] usb-storage: device found at 15 [73272.702391] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning [73277.692887] usb-storage: device scan complete [73277.694470] scsi 9:0:0:0: Direct-Access PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS [73277.707413] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI disk [73277.707491] sd 9:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0 Thanks to you all. JL -- JL <lists@xxxxxxxx> Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes. --Thoreau -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines