-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/09/08 18:49, hce wrote: > On 3/10/08, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> >> On 03/09/08 17:38, hce wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > What is the maximum partition size for an external HDD? I tried to use >> >> >> The location of the drive is irrelevant. >> >> >> > one partition for a 250 G external HDD for a backup, the partition was >> >> >> Bigger than 250GB, that's for sure! (I've got a 300GB Firewire >> drive formatted as ext3.) >> >> >> > ok, but then the format process was stuck which caused my debian box >> > freeze. I cannot even turn my debian box off. >> >> >> If you are on a network, see if you can ssh in from another box. > > I couldn't ssh it from another box, the system was collapsed. > >> What does /var/log/syslog say? > > Please see following syslog after restarting the debian box, it is an > Ethernet port Enclosure and it is connected over Ethernet cable.
Ah. iSCSI, or something similar? > Mar 10 08:38:57 debian kernel: ndas-13122791-0: unknown partition table > Mar 10 08:38:57 debian kernel: ndas: /dev/ndas-13122791-0 enabled > Mar 10 08:49:10 debian kernel: ndas: IO error occurred at sector > 0(slot 1): NETWORK_FAIL > Mar 10 08:49:10 debian kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev > ndas-13122791-0, sector 0 > Mar 10 08:49:10 debian kernel: Buffer I/O error on device > ndas-13122791-0, logical block 0 > Mar 10 08:49:10 debian kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on > ndas-13122791-0 > Mar 10 08:49:10 debian kernel: ndas: /dev/ndas-13122791-0 is disabled > Mar 10 08:50:21 debian kernel: ndas: can't read NDAS control device. > Mar 10 08:53:15 debian kernel: ndas-13122791-0: p1 > Mar 10 08:53:15 debian kernel: ndas: /dev/ndas-13122791-0 enabled > > Should I try to format the HDD again (I guess it will be stuck again), > or could the enclosure and HDD got hardware problem? Maybe the system is trying to mount the device before the network starts? Is this a Ximeta NDAS drive? Do you have the correct driver? http://code.ximeta.com/trac-ndas/wiki http://code.ximeta.com/trac-ndas/wiki/HowToBuildDEB - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "The kniiife..., the kniiife... The life of the wife is ended by the kni-ife." Stewie Griffin & Eliza Pinchley -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFH1JcpS9HxQb37XmcRAj7DAJ96Z9H9euP0Lhcmrv5uiWUFSnNd7ACgmV0G PrM4DR2Sto9mUaV5sZm3IBQ= =rcmg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
