The kernel update was successful and dmesg returns the following ieee1394: The root node is not cycle master capable; selecting a new root node and resetting... ieee1394: Error parsing configrom for node 0-00:1023 ieee1394: Node changed: 0-00:1023 -> 0-01:1023 ieee1394: Node added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023] GUID[0090a9f6717e5649] ieee1394: sbp2: Driver forced to serialize I/O (serialize_io=1) ieee1394: sbp2: Try serialize_io=0 for better performance scsi6 : SBP-2 IEEE-1394 ieee1394: sbp2: Logged into SBP-2 device ieee1394: Node 0-00:1023: Max speed [S400] - Max payload [2048] Vendor: WD Model: My Book Rev: 1028 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 04 SCSI device sde: 1953525168 512-byte hdwr sectors (1000205 MB) sde: Write Protect is off sde: Mode Sense: 10 00 00 00 sde: cache data unavailable sde: assuming drive cache: write through SCSI device sde: 1953525168 512-byte hdwr sectors (1000205 MB) sde: Write Protect is off sde: Mode Sense: 10 00 00 00 sde: cache data unavailable sde: assuming drive cache: write through sde:<6>sd 6:0:0:0: Device not ready: <6>: Current: sense key: Not Ready Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready, initializing command required end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 0 Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 0 sd 6:0:0:0: Device not ready: <6>: Current: sense key: Not Ready Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready, initializing command required end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 0 Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 0 sd 6:0:0:0: Device not ready: <6>: Current: sense key: Not Ready Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready, initializing command required end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 0 Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 0 sd 6:0:0:0: Device not ready: <6>: Current: sense key: Not Ready Add. Sense: Logical unit not ready, initializing command required end_request: I/O error, dev sde, sector 0 Buffer I/O error on device sde, logical block 0 ldm_validate_partition_table(): Disk read failed. Dev sde: unable to read RDB block 0 unable to read partition table sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sde sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0 scsi7 : SBP-2 IEEE-1394 ieee1394: sbp2: Logged into SBP-2 device ieee1394: Node 0-00:1023: Max speed [S400] - Max payload [2048] Vendor: WD Model: My Book Device Rev: Type: Enclosure ANSI SCSI revision: 04 scsi 7:0:1:0: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 13 fdisk -l Disk /dev/sde: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sde1 * 1 121601 976760001 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) The problem now is when I try to mount /dev/sde1, mount tells me that special device /dev/sde1 does not exist. Neither does trying to mount /dev/sg4 or /dev/sg5 works, mount says they are "not a block device". What should I be trying next? Thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080813/fee6a482/attachment-0005.html>