Anne Wilson wrote:
One thing you could try is to put a disk in before plugging in the drive. From the output, I don't think the drive is being seen as a removable media device.On Sunday 13 April 2008 20:25:12 Anne Wilson wrote:I need to wipe some floppies before disposal. I have a usb LS-120 drive that I used to be able to use with linux, but it looks as though the drivers may no longer be in the kernel - it is of the vitage of zip drives. Or maybe I just need some extra packages installed? Can anyone help me get this working again?More info: syslogApr 13 20:35:01 anne-wireless kernel: usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3 Apr 13 20:35:01 anne-wireless kernel: usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Apr 13 20:35:01 anne-wireless kernel: scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devicesApr 13 20:35:01 anne-wireless kernel: usb-storage: device found at 3Apr 13 20:35:01 anne-wireless kernel: usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning Apr 13 20:35:06 anne-wireless kernel: scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access MATSHITA LS-120 VER5 00 F523 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS Apr 13 20:35:36 anne-wireless kernel: usb 2-2: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3Apr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless last message repeated 4 timesApr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery Apr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to offline device Apr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to offline deviceApr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] READ CAPACITY failedApr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_NO_CONNECT driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OKApr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Sense not available.Apr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to offline deviceApr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is offApr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00 Apr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through Apr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk Apr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0Apr 13 20:36:13 anne-wireless kernel: usb-storage: device scan complete lsusb Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0718:0002 Imation Corp. Anne
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