[NTLUG:Discuss] How does one identify a device based on the kernel designation/number?

[Leroy Tennison]

Richard Geoffrion wrote:
> Where does one go to track down and identify/interpet  which devices 
> belongs to a kernel assigned device number??
> 
> kernel:  I/O error: dev 08:60, sector 0
> kernel:  I/O error: dev 08:61, sector 0
> 
> 
> How does one find what device 08:60 is??
> 

I'm guessing here that the numbers are major and minor numbers.  If that 
is correct you might want to get this file:

http://www.lanana.org/docs/device-list/devices.txt

It states that it's not up to date but might be a good start.  If it 
holds true and my interpretation is correct you're looking at /dev/sdd12 
and /dev/sdd13, that seems odd but not knowing what you have in your 
system I have no way to evaluate.