From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 2 00:01:58 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 036D716A4CE for ; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 00:01:58 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp107.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp107.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.169.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8A08243D54 for ; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 00:01:57 +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 smtp107.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 2 Nov 2004 00:01:56 -0000 Message-ID: <4186CE6F.8080201@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 17:01:51 -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: Jeremy Faulkner References: <418542C7.1040602@yahoo.com> <20041101094311.GB4930@lb.tenfour> <41866F37.9030500@yahoo.com> <1099330253.607.10.camel@ocean-deep.gldis.ca> In-Reply-To: <1099330253.607.10.camel@ocean-deep.gldis.ca> 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: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 00:01:58 -0000 The information which you requested is at the bottom. dmesg, fstab, and rc.conf. While the 'dmesg' refers to a printer, I haven't hooked one up to this system yet. I figured that I would deal with one problem at a time. So far, none of the UNIX type systems has liked much of my equipment, and I have a lot more to add to it.... In reading your message, I see that I need to clear one point up. I've had version 5.0, 5.2, 5.2.1 and 5.3 of FreeBSD on this laptop. I have also had several versions of Linux on this laptop. It is a test computer for trying out various systems to see what will work for me. The systems installed were installed after the hard disk was re-formated and wiped clean. There was no remaining information on the hard drive. It was a completely clean install. (Note: If you remove the FreeBSD partitions, then simply re-create a FreeBSD partition system on the same drive, the information is still there on the hard drive. You can even read your old files. I wiped the drive before installing it by writing to every block on the hard drive between removing one and installing the next operating system. I have a couple of special programs which run from a floppy which do this.) I use computers all day, every day. I'm a truck driver. Computers are integrated into the trucking business. Trucking companies employ a vast number of IT professionals. In the last few years, drivers have had to learn about computers. I had a head start. In many communities and for several years now, truck drivers are the most numerous group of computer buyers. I need a computer in my truck everyday, and at home when I'm there, and I need them all day long. Computers that I can count on. Microsoft systems have never been real dependable. With the various viruses floating around, they have become even less dependable. I have been looking to see what I can replace the MS operating system with for daily usage. When I am satisfied, then that operating system will end up on several of my computers. But not until then. I haven't found any that I am satisfied with. But I attribute that to my own lack of knowledge on UNIX type systems, and on networking in general. Using this older backup computer is the way that I have chosen to figure this out. FreeBSD seems to be very difficult for me to learn, but I also think that it may be the way to go, too. Lloyd Hayes Email: lloyd545220-trucker@yahoo.com URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 Jeremy Faulkner wrote: >On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 17:15, Lloyd Hayes wrote: > > >>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 >> >> > >How could SSH possibly be the problem. If you had FreeBSD installed >before and it saw the drive, which is my understanding from your >previous email to the list, then you had SSH installed before because >ssh has been in the base install for quite a while. > >You listed the symptoms of your problem and your interpretation of them, >could you now post your dmesg, fstab and rc.conf to the list so we can >actually help instead of just listen to you describe your problem? > > Dmesg: Copyright (c) 1992-2004 The FreeBSD Project. Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Feb 23 20:45:55 GMT 2004 root@wv1u.btc.adaptec.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC Preloaded elf kernel "/boot/kernel/kernel" at 0xc0a35000. Preloaded elf module "/boot/kernel/acpi.ko" at 0xc0a351f4. Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 CPU: Pentium/P55C (quarter-micron) (233.86-MHz 586-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x581 Stepping = 1 Features=0x8001bf real memory = 234860544 (223 MB) avail memory = 218488832 (208 MB) Intel Pentium detected, installing workaround for F00F bug npx0: [FAST] npx0: on motherboard npx0: INT 16 interface acpi0: on motherboard pcibios: BIOS version 2.10 Using $PIR table, 12 entries at 0xc00f6610 acpi0: Power Button (fixed) Timecounter "ACPI-safe" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000 acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x8008-0x800b on acpi0 acpi_cpu0: on acpi0 acpi_tz0: on acpi0 acpi_cmbat0: on acpi0 acpi_acad0: on acpi0 acpi_button0: on acpi0 pcib0: port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0 pci0: on pcib0 pcib0: slot 2 INTA is routed to irq 10 pcib0: slot 7 INTD is routed to irq 10 pci0: at device 2.0 (no driver attached) isab0: at device 7.0 on pci0 isa0: on isab0 atapci0: port 0xfcd0-0xfcdf at device 7.1 on pci0 ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 ata0: [MPSAFE] ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci0 ata1: [MPSAFE] uhci0: port 0xfce0-0xfcff irq 10 at device 7.2 on pci0 usb0: on uhci0 usb0: USB revision 1.0 uhub0: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered uhub1: Genesys Logic USB Hub, class 9/0, rev 1.01/0.12, addr 2 uhub1: 4 ports with 4 removable, bus powered pci0: at device 7.3 (no driver attached) cbb0: at device 10.0 on pci0 cardbus0: on cbb0 pccard0: <16-bit PCCard bus> on cbb0 pcib0: slot 10 INTA is routed to irq 10 cbb0: [MPSAFE] cbb1: at device 10.1 on pci0 cardbus1: on cbb1 pccard1: <16-bit PCCard bus> on cbb1 pcib0: slot 10 INTB is routed to irq 10 cbb1: [MPSAFE] acpi_ec0: port 0x66,0x62 on acpi0 sio0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on acpi0 sio0: type 16550A sio1 port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 drq 3 on acpi0 sio1: type 16550A ppc0 port 0x778-0x77a,0x378-0x37f irq 7 on acpi0 ppc0: Generic chipset (ECP/PS2/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE mode ppc0: FIFO with 16/16/8 bytes threshold ppbus0: on ppc0 plip0: on ppbus0 lpt0: on ppbus0 lpt0: Interrupt-driven port ppi0: on ppbus0 fdc0: port 0x3f7,0x3f0-0x3f5 irq 6 drq 2 on acpi0 fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0 atkbdc0: port 0x64,0x60 irq 1 on acpi0 atkbd0: flags 0x1 irq 1 on atkbdc0 kbd0 at atkbd0 psm0: irq 12 on atkbdc0 psm0: model Generic PS/2 mouse, device ID 0 orm0: