On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:30:23 +0100 v...@bb-c.de (Volker A. Brandt) wrote: > > I made a new installation of OI a couple of weeks ago, on a HP N40L > > system. > > > > At the back is an e-sata port that I want to hook up to an external > > drive, but when I hook up a drive through it and issue cfgadm -lav I > > can't see it on any channel. > > Can you see the external disk in the BIOS? > > > Regards -- Volker
Apologies for the delay. I had to find an opportune time to take the system down. Yes, the BIOS can see all drives. Interestingly, however, the system can not only not see the external drive, it can't see the system drive either... all it can see on the sata channels are the three data drives... Ap_Id Receptacle Occupant Condition Information When Type Busy Phys_Id sata0/0::dsk/c5t0d0 connected configured ok Mod: WDC WD30EZRX-00MMMB0 FRev: 80.00A80 SN: WD-WMAWZ0181761 unavailable disk n /devices/pci@0,0/pci103c,1609@11:0 sata0/1 empty unconfigured ok unavailable sata-port n /devices/pci@0,0/pci103c,1609@11:1 sata0/2::dsk/c5t2d0 connected configured ok Mod: WDC WD30EZRX-00MMMB0 FRev: 80.00A80 SN: WD-WMAWZ0278326 unavailable disk n /devices/pci@0,0/pci103c,1609@11:2 sata0/3::dsk/c5t3d0 connected configured ok Mod: WDC WD30EZRX-00MMMB0 FRev: 80.00A80 SN: WD-WCAWZ2012528 The BIOS was flashed to allow the extended functionality. Interestingly, if I read the BIOS correctly, the BIOS possibly thinks that the system drive on SATA port 5, and possibly the external SATA as well, could be interpreted as IDE drives. Michelle. _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
