I don't see any references to sda or hda....getting very scary. Here is the output from dmesg: knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ dmesg [ 0.921382] agpgart-intel 0000:00:00.0: AGP aperture is 128M @ 0xe8000000 [ 0.921823] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810 [ 0.925412] brd: module loaded [ 0.927709] loop: module loaded [ 0.927715] cloop: Initializing cloop v2.639 [ 0.929705] cloop: loaded (max 8 devices) [ 0.930815] nbd: registered device at major 43 [ 0.934725] Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver [ 0.935317] ide-gd driver 1.18 [ 0.935377] ide-cd driver 5.00 [ 0.936170] Loading iSCSI transport class v2.0-870. [ 0.937094] mpt2sas version 13.100.00.00 loaded [ 0.937265] VMware PVSCSI driver - version 1.0.2.0-k [ 0.937593] SCSI Media Changer driver v0.25 [ 0.938423] ata_piix 0000:00:1f.1: version 2.13 [ 0.938442] ata_piix 0000:00:1f.1: enabling device (0005 -> 0007) [ 0.938548] ata_piix 0000:00:1f.1: setting latency timer to 64 [ 0.939430] scsi0 : ata_piix [ 0.939632] scsi1 : ata_piix [ 0.939779] ata1: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0xffa0 irq 14 [ 0.939783] ata2: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0xffa8 irq 15 [ 0.939875] ata1: port disabled--ignoring [ 0.943281] pata_sil680 0000:01:07.0: version 0.4.9 [ 0.943325] sil680: 133MHz clock. [ 0.944316] scsi2 : pata_sil680 [ 0.944507] scsi3 : pata_sil680 [ 0.944666] ata3: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xecf8 ctl 0xecf0 bmdma 0xecc0 irq 16 [ 0.944671] ata4: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xece0 ctl 0xecd8 bmdma 0xecc8 irq 16 [ 0.945455] Error: Driver 'pata_platform' is already registered, aborting... [ 0.946140] PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 [ 0.946804] ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver [ 0.947335] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: setting latency timer to 64 [ 0.947342] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: EHCI Host Controller [ 0.947355] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 [ 0.951271] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: debug port 1 [ 0.951282] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: cache line size of 64 is not supported [ 0.951312] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: irq 23, io mem 0xffa00800 [ 0.960036] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00 [ 0.960074] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002 [ 0.960079] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 [ 0.960083] usb usb1: Product: EHCI Host Controller [ 0.960087] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 3.6.11 ehci_hcd [ 0.960090] usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.7 [ 0.960341] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found [ 0.960351] hub 1-0:1.0: 6 ports detected [ 0.960544] ohci_hcd: USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver [ 0.960695] uhci_hcd: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver [ 0.960742] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: setting latency timer to 64 [ 0.960747] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: UHCI Host Controller [ 0.960757] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2 [ 0.960790] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: irq 16, io base 0x0000ff80 [ 0.960846] usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001 [ 0.960852] usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 [ 0.960855] usb usb2: Product: UHCI Host Controller [ 0.960859] usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 3.6.11 uhci_hcd [ 0.960863] usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.0 [ 0.961116] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found [ 0.961125] hub 2-0:1.0: 2 ports detected [ 0.961228] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: setting latency timer to 64 [ 0.961234] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: UHCI Host Controller [ 0.961244] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3 [ 0.961289] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: irq 19, io base 0x0000ff60 [ 0.961343] usb usb3: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001 [ 0.961349] usb usb3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 [ 0.961353] usb usb3: Product: UHCI Host Controller [ 0.961357] usb usb3: Manufacturer: Linux 3.6.11 uhci_hcd [ 0.961360] usb usb3: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.1 [ 0.961603] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found [ 0.961612] hub 3-0:1.0: 2 ports detected [ 0.961713] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: setting latency timer to 64 [ 0.961719] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: UHCI Host Controller [ 0.961730] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4 [ 0.961771] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: irq 18, io base 0x0000ff40 [ 0.961829] usb usb4: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001 [ 0.961834] usb usb4: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 [ 0.961839] usb usb4: Product: UHCI Host Controller [ 0.961842] usb usb4: Manufacturer: Linux 3.6.11 uhci_hcd [ 0.961846] usb usb4: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.2 [ 0.962096] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found [ 0.962105] hub 4-0:1.0: 2 ports detected [ 0.962404] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... [ 0.962497] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage [ 0.962500] USB Mass Storage support registered. [ 0.962567] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-alauda [ 0.962631] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-cypress [ 0.962697] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-datafab [ 0.962758] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums_eneub6250 [ 0.962820] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-freecom [ 0.962883] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-isd200 [ 0.962945] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-jumpshot [ 0.963010] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-karma [ 0.963072] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-onetouch [ 0.963140] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-realtek [ 0.963207] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-sddr09 [ 0.963270] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-sddr55 [ 0.963380] usbcore: registered new interface driver ums-usbat [ 0.963555] i8042: PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:KBD] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1 [ 0.963559] i8042: PNP: PS/2 appears to have AUX port disabled, if this is incorrect please boot with i8042.nopnp [ 0.964354] serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1 [ 0.964673] mousedev: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice [ 0.965103] rtc_cmos 00:05: RTC can wake from S4 [ 0.965339] rtc_cmos 00:05: rtc core: registered rtc_cmos as rtc0 [ 0.965369] rtc0: alarms up to one day, 242 bytes nvram [ 0.965544] device-mapper: uevent: version 1.0.3 [ 0.965640] device-mapper: ioctl: 4.23.0-ioctl (2012-07-25) initialised: dm-devel@redhat.com [ 0.965797] EISA: Probing bus 0 at eisa.0 [ 0.965885] cpuidle: using governor ladder [ 0.965888] cpuidle: using governor menu [ 0.965950] sdhci: Secure Digital Host Controller Interface driver [ 0.965953] sdhci: Copyright(c) Pierre Ossman [ 0.968012] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid [ 0.968016] usbhid: USB HID core driver [ 0.968019] Initializing Realtek PCIE storage driver... [ 0.968109] zram: num_devices not specified. Using default: 1 [ 0.968112] zram: Creating 1 devices ... [ 0.968793] ashmem: initialized [ 0.969706] Initializing XFRM netlink socket [ 0.969718] NET: Registered protocol family 17 [ 0.969740] NET: Registered protocol family 15 [ 0.969837] lib80211: common routines for IEEE802.11 drivers [ 0.969841] lib80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL' [ 0.969925] Key type dns_resolver registered [ 0.970225] Using IPI No-Shortcut mode [ 0.970502] registered taskstats version 1 [ 0.970846] rtc_cmos 00:05: setting system clock to 2014-02-04 19:02:45 UTC (1391540565) [ 0.971090] ALSA device list: [ 0.971093] No soundcards found. [ 0.997813] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input2 [ 1.100302] ata2.00: FORCE: horkage modified (noncq) [ 1.100310] ata2.00: ATAPI: HL-DT-ST GCE-8481B, C102, max UDMA/33 [ 1.113513] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33 [ 1.114133] scsi 1:0:0:0: CD-ROM HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8481B C102 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 [ 1.115434] sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 40x/40x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray [ 1.115439] cdrom: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20 [ 1.115692] sr 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 [ 1.115981] sr 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 5 [ 1.480032] tsc: Refined TSC clocksource calibration: 2532.886 MHz [ 1.480040] Switching to clocksource tsc [ 5.956680] ata3: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0) [ 10.970015] ata3: device not ready (errno=-16), forcing hardreset [ 16.136680] ata3: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0) [ 20.990011] ata3: SRST failed (errno=-16) [ 26.156678] ata3: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0) [ 31.010012] ata3: SRST failed (errno=-16) [ 36.176675] ata3: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0) [ 66.043340] ata3: SRST failed (errno=-16) [ 71.050008] ata3: SRST failed (errno=-16) [ 71.061817] ata3: reset failed, giving up [ 71.250059] Freeing unused kernel memory: 588k freed [ 71.251034] Write protecting the kernel text: 6180k [ 71.251083] Write protecting the kernel read-only data: 2136k [ 71.311839] FAT-fs (sr0): utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive! [ 74.396993] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3 [ 74.418426] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A [ 74.965095] cloop: losetup_file: 15549 blocks, 131072 bytes/block, largest block is 131098 bytes. [ 75.100133] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A [ 75.103398] aufs test_add:264:busybox[1618]: uid/gid/perm /KNOPPIX 0/0/0755, 0/0/01777 [ 82.845901] i915 0000:00:02.0: setting latency timer to 64 [ 82.846222] [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 1 (10.10.2010). [ 82.846226] [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query. [ 82.846291] [drm] applying pipe a force quirk [ 82.846315] vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:00:02.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=io+mem [ 82.889207] [drm] initialized overlay support [ 83.157963] fbcon: inteldrmfb (fb0) is primary device [ 83.278843] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 160x50 [ 83.286571] fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device [ 83.286573] drm: registered panic notifier [ 83.286593] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20080730 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 0 [ 83.578951] intel_rng: FWH not detected [ 83.650731] ACPI Warning: 0x00000828-0x0000082f SystemIO conflicts with Region \GLBC 1 (20120711/utaddress-251) [ 83.650745] ACPI Warning: 0x00000828-0x0000082f SystemIO conflicts with Region \SACT 2 (20120711/utaddress-251) [ 83.650752] ACPI Warning: 0x00000828-0x0000082f SystemIO conflicts with Region \SSTS 3 (20120711/utaddress-251) [ 83.650760] ACPI: If an ACPI driver is available for this device, you should use it instead of the native driver [ 83.650768] lpc_ich 0000:00:1f.0: I/O space for GPIO uninitialized [ 83.650771] lpc_ich: Resource conflict(s) found affecting gpio_ich [ 83.735728] e1000: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 7.3.21-k8-NAPI [ 83.735734] e1000: Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation. [ 83.812534] snd_intel8x0 0000:00:1f.5: setting latency timer to 64 [ 84.043307] e1000 0000:01:0c.0: eth0: (PCI:33MHz:32-bit) 00:08:74:cc:70:ed [ 84.043351] e1000 0000:01:0c.0: eth0: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection [ 84.230018] intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 50831 usecs (2450 samples) [ 84.230026] intel8x0: clocking to 48000 [ 93.061185] Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M [ 93.075565] FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077 [ 93.277441] dcdbas dcdbas: Dell Systems Management Base Driver (version 5.6.0-3.2) [ 93.614720] Serial: 8250/16550 driver, 4 ports, IRQ sharing disabled [ 93.638610] serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A [ 94.392357] 00:08: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A [ 94.395929] parport_pc 00:09: reported by Plug and Play ACPI [ 94.395988] parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, using FIFO [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP] [ 95.902217] Adding 771076k swap on /dev/zram0. Priority:0 extents:1 across:771076k SS [ 106.190433] e1000: eth0 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX/TX [ 110.613386] NET: Registered protocol family 10 [ 139.376899] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven). [ 139.376906] lp0: console ready [ 139.383984] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver [ 146.783335] [drm:i915_hangcheck_hung] *ERROR* Hangcheck timer elapsed... GPU hung [ 146.783345] [drm] capturing error event; look for more information in /debug/dri/0/i915_error_state [ 149.783353] [drm:i915_hangcheck_hung] *ERROR* Hangcheck timer elapsed... GPU hung [ 149.783567] [drm:i915_reset] *ERROR* GPU hanging too fast, declaring wedged! [ 149.783570] [drm:i915_reset] *ERROR* Failed to reset chip. [ 903.836597] usb 3-1: new full-speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd [ 904.010864] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=c52f [ 904.010871] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [ 904.010876] usb 3-1: Product: USB Receiver [ 904.010880] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: Logitech [ 904.019479] input: Logitech USB Receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/input/input3 [ 904.019607] hid-generic 0003:046D:C52F.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-1/input0 [ 904.025150] input: Logitech USB Receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.1/input/input4 [ 904.025941] hid-generic 0003:046D:C52F.0002: input,hiddev0,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-1/input1 knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ I hope I am not hosed...I need some data off those drives! Thanks, Mark On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 12:47 AM, Michael Butash wrote: > Issue "dmesg | more" on the box, see if the kernel output is probing > them, or what response they give to hda or sda drives. > > -mb > > > > On 02/03/2014 05:41 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > > I have a server that is having some boot problems. I inserted the latest > knoppix live CD and booted to a shell. When I run sudo fdisk -l There is > nothing returned. The command does not fail, it just does not find > anything. I know there are two drives in the machine. Is there some other > magical incantation that I need to use to see the drives? My goal is to run > fsck on the drives to see if I can get them back to a working condition, or > failing that, pull some of the data off of them. The original problem was > the drive would not boot after a reset. > > Thanks, > > Mark > > P.S. This is an old Dell, so the drives are old IDE drives. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >