Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S935454AbXHJMat (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:30:49 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1760983AbXHJMai (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:30:38 -0400 Received: from rv-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.198.187]:1639 "EHLO rv-out-0910.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755588AbXHJMah (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:30:37 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=pZRHajDDXCqfZldi1OHVYIy/z7BEmSkI2PjII4LyaFh/2qFPSjhwiPWmisaCYxbuN1tD833hwIw9G4F3O1OfYJMtKKJXhHjIdxmMvj6FXOSuJAFe06OoDXSCXgYWAA1NwTPXixyO4pb2NfIhDoVrHIGt03FtRYpBp/S+ykl14Ns= Message-ID: <6bffcb0e0708100530u6087a963re61dddd8f48eb630@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:30:36 +0200 From: "Michal Piotrowski" To: Jegadeesh Subject: Re: Partition information lost on reboot. Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi , aacraid@adaptec.com In-Reply-To: <2e1f41c80708100517y736b8cd7xaebed333a0748a3@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <2e1f41c80708100517y736b8cd7xaebed333a0748a3@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1926 Lines: 67 [Adding linux-scsi and Adaptec support to CC] On 10/08/07, Jegadeesh wrote: > Hi, > > I have a scsi disk on Adaptec ASC-29320 U320. I have created a linux > partition and ext3 filesystem over it. > Now the problem is, whenever the machine is rebooted, the partition > information to the OS is lost and I get an error saying it as a not valid > block device. > But fdisk tool shows the partitions, but "cat /proc/partitions" doesnt have > this. I need to do a "partprobe" and then have to mount it explicitly. > > What could be causing this problem. Given below are some of the command > outputs. > > # uname -a > Linux pr.vionline.net 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 #1 SMP Mon Oct 16 14:37:32 EDT 2006 > i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > # mount /dev/sda1 /disk1 > mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device > > # fdisk -l /dev/sda > > Disk /dev/sda: 73.4 GB, 73407900160 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 8924 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 1 7417 59577021 83 Linux > /dev/sda2 7418 8924 12104977+ 83 Linux > > # cat /proc/partitions > major minor #blocks name > > 3 0 60051600 hda > 3 1 409626 hda1 > 3 2 10482412 hda2 > 3 3 10482412 hda3 > 3 4 1 hda4 > 3 5 10482381 hda5 > 3 6 2096451 hda6 > 3 7 2096451 hda7 > 3 8 2096451 hda8 > 8 0 71687402 sda > > Thanks > -Jag > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > Regards, Michal -- LOG http://www.stardust.webpages.pl/log/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/