On Friday 11 May 2007, Geoffrey Leach wrote: >On 05/11/07 05:37:50, Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Thursday 10 May 2007, Michael Wiktowy wrote: >> >On 5/10/07, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Greetings all; >> >> >> >> I just mounted, as a vfat filesystem, a 64meg usb key/stick, wrote >> >> one >> >> >> file to it on a debian/kubuntu 6.06 LTS system, unmounted it and >> >> and >> >> >> brought it in here and plugged it into the FC6 box, on a usb1.1 hub >> >> also, >> >> >> but I cannot mount it. >> >> >> >> usb_storage is loaded according to lsmod. Here is the stanza from >> >> the log >> >> >> when I plug it in: >> >> >> >> May 10 13:24:42 coyote kernel: scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass >> >> Storage >> >> >> devices May 10 13:24:47 coyote kernel: scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access >> >> >> >> Staples 0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 May 10 13:24:47 coyote >> >> kernel: scsi 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0 May 10 >> >> 13:29:03 >> >> >> coyote kernel: usb 2-2.1: USB disconnect, address 4 May 10 13:29:05 >> >> coyote >> >> >> kernel: usb 2-2.2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and >> >> address 5 >> >> >> May 10 13:29:05 coyote kernel: usb 2-2.2: not running at top speed; >> >> connect to a high speed hub May 10 13:29:05 coyote kernel: usb >> >> 2-2.2: >> >> configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice May 10 13:29:05 coyote >> >> kernel: scsi3 >> >> >> : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices May 10 13:29:10 >> >> coyote >> >> >> kernel: scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access Staples >> >> 0.00 PQ: >> >> 0 ANSI: 2 May 10 13:29:10 coyote kernel: scsi 3:0:0:0: Attached >> >> scsi >> >> >> generic sg4 type 0 >> >> >> >> And of course sg4 is assumed to be the loader robot for the 5th >> >> robotic >> >> >> scsi tape drive the last I knew. >> >> >> >> Shouldn't it be available as /dev/sda1? It always has been before, >> >> quite >> >> >> a few times. >> >> >> >> Kernel is 2.6.21.1-cfs-v10 >> > >> >It could be the hardware (the combo of the usb drive and usb >> >controller) just not scaling back to usb 1.1 properly through noisy >> >lines. >> > >> >I have had similar things happen when using the USB ports on the >> >> front >> >> >of my machine (that connect through a long wire that runs by >> >hard-drives and power supplies, etc to get there). Plugging directly >> >into the usb ports on the back of the machine helped in my situation. >> >Maybe it will work for you if you try a different port or skip the >> >> hub >> >> >completely. >> > >> >/Mike >> >> Almost offtopic Mike, I don't have any audio ports in that front panel >> hub. >> >> What I did find was the sd_mod wasn't, because it was builtin. >> Rebuilding a >> new kernel with sd_mod as a module, and while it set it up as sde (I >> have NDI >> where abcd went), its now mounted and readable. >> >> Is that considered a kernal bug? Damnifiknow. > >Is the device being mounted by HAL? If so, check /etc/fstab. If the >device appears there, that may be your problem. Try commenting it out. No, its not in there. I turns out that you cannot build sd_mod in if you want to use modules for other stuff that also ties in. As a module, it autoloads and Just Works(TM). Thanks -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Perhaps no person can be a poet, or even enjoy poetry without a certain unsoundness of mind. -- Thomas Macaulay
