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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] second hdd not recognized?
From:       Patrick Shanahan <paka () opensuse ! org>
Date:       2009-06-15 3:55:59
Message-ID: 20090615035559.GS8246 () wahoo ! no-ip ! org
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* Thomas Blasejewicz <thomas@s7.dion.ne.jp> [06-14-09 23:45]:
> I installed OpenSUSE in one HDD and connected a second HDD, but this
> does not seem to be recognized.
> Neither setting the jumper switch on that HDD to "slave" nor "cable
> select" does help.

Does your BIOS recognize the drive?

> I tried (previously, with that HDD as master) to install another Linux
> version on that second HDD but failed.
> Now I want to format that disk and try again.
> Trying a "new installation" somehow does not work. I get a number of
> error messages.
> I suspect, that some files from the previous installation are left there
> and are "in the way".
> Therefore I imagined that formatting the disk might help ...

If your system is *not* recognizing the drive, formatting will *not*
help.

> Where do I look for that disk?
> And when I find it, how do I format it?

fdisk -l
from the installed system in an xterm window or tty panel.

or boot from a "live-cd", opensuse/knoppix/.... and check for the
drive's presence.

Are the cables good and correctly connected?  Is the drive good?  Does
it have power?

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