How to update /dev directory after creation of new partition on a disk? I have the udev installed, it works perfectly except this. The new devices appear only on reboot.
2 Answers
Command partprobe
from sys-block/parted
also does the job well. Use is like this:
# partprobe
or for a particular device only (e.g. /dev/sda):
# partprobe /dev/sda
You may use kpartx
from sys-fs/multipath-tools
, if you modified the /dev/sda
drive:
# kpartx /dev/sda
The partx
utility from sys-apps/util-linux
could be used instead, but it won't work with LVM.