...... Original Message ....... On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:27:12 -0700 "Robert Wuest" <rwuestfc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >I bought a Cables-to-go USB to IDE/SATA Adapter (Model # 30504) to read >some old drives sitting around. I hook it up and it seems to connect >and tell the host that it's there. But it doesn't mount automatically, >and I can't mount it manually. In fact, I can't seem to read it at all. > >When I connect, I get the following from dmesg: > >usb 2-4.4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 13 >usb 2-4.4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice >scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices >usb-storage: device found at 13 >usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning >usb 2-4.4: New USB device found, idVendor=152d, idProduct=2338 >usb 2-4.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=5 >usb 2-4.4: Product: USB to ATA/ATAPI Bridge >usb 2-4.4: Manufacturer: JMicron >usb 2-4.4: SerialNumber: 152D203380B6 >usb-storage: device scan complete >scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access PQ: 0 >ANSI: 2 CCS >sd 6:0:0:0: [sdh] Attached SCSI disk >sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg8 type 0 > >Same stuff is in /var/log/messages > >I have a /dev/sdh, but no partition devices (No /dev/sdh{1,2,3,etc}). > >When I try to read the raw device with dd, I get 0 blocks: > ># dd if=/dev/sdh of=/dev/null >0+0 records in >0+0 records out >0 bytes (0 B) copied, 3.1811e-05 s, 0.0 kB/s > >Does anyone know how to use this thing? > >I've tried with several different drives, one out of my system that I >know is working right. Both IDE and SATA. I've googled around a bit >for help, but nothing seems to be this problem. I'm just missing >something basic, aren't I? > > >Thanks, >Robert > > >-- >fedora-list mailing list >fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines Do you have a device file /dev/sg8? If so, does another device in /dev point to it? -- Mark C. Allman, PMP -- Allman Professional Consulting, Inc. -- www.allmanpc.com, 617-947-4263 -- (From my Treo 700p) Consulting IT Project/Program Management: on-time, on-budget -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines