The linux distribution should create these for you (unless you are using the devfs, which you shouldn't if you're new). If your distribution hasn't there should as least be a MAKEDEV command in /dev/ which you can do;
cd /dev ./MAKEDEV sda # or perhaps jsut sd IIRC. On Sun, 30 Jun 2002, Peter B Van Campen wrote: > Hi, > As a fairly new user could you tell me HOW to get /dev/sdX created . I > thiought that the kernel created them as appropriate to the hw on the sys. > > PeterB > > On Saturday 29 June 2002 12:08, Stephen J. Gowdy wrote: > > There are no /dev/sda* entries? You need to create them. > > > > On Sat, 29 Jun 2002, Laurent COOPER wrote: > > > Hello everyone. > > > > > > I'm trying to use an USB 2"5 HD enclosure (i.boy) and can't make it work. > > > > > > The modules used are > > > usb-core > > > usb-uhci (or the alternate uhci, both tried) > > > usb-storage > > > > > > the scsi drivers are present > > > sd_mod > > > scsi_mod > > > (ide-scsi is present, and I tried to remove it for test purpose) > > > > > > When I plug the HD (be it at boot or after) the log says (kernel 2.4.12 > > > and 2.4.18 tested) > > > > > > Jun 29 16:49:14 centauri kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage > > > Jun 29 16:49:14 centauri kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered. > > > Jun 29 16:49:14 centauri kernel: scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass > > > Storage devices > > > > > > after that, I have the usb device present in /proc/bus/usb/devices > > > > > > the /proc/scsi/usb-storage0/1 is present and saying > > > Host scsi1: usb-storage > > > Vendor: Unknown > > > Product: USB Storage Device > > > Serial Number: None > > > Protocol: Transparent SCSI > > > Transport: Bulk > > > GUID: 05e307020000000000000000 > > > Attached: 1 > > > > > > but /proc/scsi/scsi doesn't show the hd, and the HD is unreachable > > > (fdisk -l empty, no /dev/sd* , ...) > > > > > > How can I make it work? What did I miss? Is it a bug or did I forget > > > something? > > > > > > TIA for your answers. > > > > > > Laurent COOPER > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
