2007/10/14, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Antonio wrote: > > 2007/10/14, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > >> On Sun, 2007-10-14 at 09:42 +0200, Antonio wrote: > >>> if my Fedora would read the label (LACIE in Windows) ........ :-) > >>> > >>> And if I issue a mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt i can read my Folders.....so > >>> device is not empty. > >>> Another LACIE drive (not same model...) works fine > >> You aren't trying to connect two drives at the same time with the same > >> volume name? > > > > Of course not!!! I connected the external USB drive to two different > > PC with no other USB drive > >> Just to see what happens, if you can, connect the problem drive to the > >> Windows box, and rename it. Now, see if it works in Linux. > >> > >> > > > > Funny: it did the trick.....renaming label was sufficient to have my > > USB disk appearing on my Linux boxes....it is a kind of magic, isn't > > it??? > > WAG - could HAL be keeping tract of the disk ID/LABEL and not > mounting a different disk with the same label? Do you know how long > it was between unplugging one drive with the LACIE label and > plugging in the next one? It sure sounds like a HAL bug. > > Mikkel > -- > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, > for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > This is a very good point, that I didn' have realized by myself. I can't tell for sure, it was not disconnected today or yesterday, I do not remember exactly, I think about a week ago.... -- Antonio Montagnani Skype : antoniomontag
