8.04 mounting second drive help

[Rashkae]

jack wallen wrote:
> Rashkae wrote:
>> Did MAKEDEV perhaps create the sdb device right in /dev instead of
>> /dev/.static ?
>>
>>   
> i just found a bunch of sdb devices in my ~/ directory. i tried to mount
> each of them but always had the error:
> 
> mount: /home/jlwallen/sdb* is not a valid block device (where * is each
> device i tried to mount).
> 
>> Maybe the problem is simply that udev is not working on your system at
>> all and you are relying only on static device files.
>>
>> Try mount /dev/sdb1 /data again and see if it works now.
>>
>> If it does, you probably still need to fix udev, but at least now you'll
>> know what's broken.
>>
>>
>>   
> 

Ok, that was my bad, MAKEDEV should have been run from within the /dev
directory.  But in any case, I'm thinking I should stop offering
suggestions here and PC be taken for hands on trouble-shooting..... if
you can find a place where Linux geeks gather (Like a Lug Meeting) and
bring pizza, I'm sure you'll be able to lure and trap the help you need.