External eSATA drive doesn't fdisk properly ? F8 eSATA hotplug ?

linux guy linuxguy123 at gmail.com
Tue Sep 30 00:39:15 UTC 2008


On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Joseph L. Casale <JCasale at activenetwerx.com
> wrote:

> >I've got a new laptop with an eSATA port and a new (unformatted) eSATA
> external hard drive.
> >
> >Is eSATA hot plug compatible with a stock F8 kernel ?
>
> Good question, and I don't know but I wonder if helping it find it might
> work.
> Figure out what host# that interface is on, then issue this:
>
> #echo "- - -" > /sys/class/scsi_host/host{n}/scan
>
> Run an #fdisk -l after, I wonder if it appears then?
>

I think the problem is deeper than if the kernel supports ESATA hotplug.
Even if I have the drive plugged in when I boot, hwbrowser hangs until I
shut the drive off.   Something is wrong with situation.  I'll do some
groundwork and report back.
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