proc filesystem [was RE: hard drive problem]

[Brian Densmore]

While on the subject of /proc, I got a really strange event last night.
I was downloading the files needed to upgrade rpm and my connection went
away. My Ethernet card is no longer listed in the /proc filesystem. The
card is there and creates a good link with the gateway device. The OS
sees the card, the module is loaded, I can test and scan the card with
mii-diag and vortex-diag (3com 3c905b vortex NIC), but I can't load the
device!? Any clues? I was just going to re-install, but that is a bit of
work. I even tried to MAKEDEV but it told me it didn't know how to make
the device.
I'm running mandrake 8.0 with a 2.4.8 and also 2.4.16 kernels,
I was upgrading KDE to 2.2.1 last night, it may have something to do
with it. I may have used a big hammer on some of the RPMs (i.e. -force).
:'0

TIA,
Brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Distefano [mailto:mdistefano at mjtek.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:01 AM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: RE: Hard drive question
> 
> 
> Another way: cat /proc/devices
> or to look futher: cat /proc/ide/hda/capacity (also look at 
> geometry, media,
> model . . .)
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
> > [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Brian Densmore
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 8:37 AM
> > To: kclug at kclug.org
> > Subject: RE: Hard drive question
> >
> >
> > one way:
> >  fdisk /dev/hd?
> >  ?=which drive, usually starting at "a"
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Rusty [mailto:kujayhawkbb at yahoo.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 8:28 AM
> > > To: kclug at kclug.org
> > > Subject: Hard drive question
> > >
> > >
> > > I have a friend working with a Linux system that keeps having
> > > hard drive crashes. (bad batch of drives?) Anyway, is there a
> > > quick command to check and see if the system is recognizing the
> > > new drive? I know there is, but can't pull it out of my feeble
> > > brain...
> > >
> > > Thanks
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