On 3/10/08, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----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?
Just over a normal Ethernet port. > > > 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 Yes, I installed a ximeta source code on debian and followed HowToBuildDEB instructions. I've never used it before, not sure if the driver is ok or not. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
