usb disk on Debian

eaglegst · 12-02-2003, 10:05 PM

Hi guys.
I am a Debian(3.0 r2) user.
My friend wants to transfer some files to my linux box using a USB disk.
I have compiled the kernel(2.4.22) to enable USB massive storage.
In the kernel log, it says the driver is registered.
When the disk is plugged in, it is instantly recognized.

/var/log/messages says:

kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:10.2-2, assigned address 2
kernel: scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
kernel: Vendor: LEGEND Model: FLASHDISK Rev: 1.00
kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02

But I do not know how to access the file on the disk.
Some article says "mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/somewhere" will do, but it didn't in my case.
It says "mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device"

Did I miss something or it is a different device in Debian?
Any clue? Thanks.

finegan · 12-03-2003, 04:30 AM

Try running this script, see if it'll get the bugger to show up:

http://www.clockwatching.net/~fin/ra...an-scsi-bus.sh

I got it to work making certain recalcitrant and CF cards and an iPod to show up and be noticed.

Cheers,

Finegan

eaglegst · 12-03-2003, 04:59 AM

Thanks a lot.
The script tells me:
......
Host adapter 1 (usb-storage-0) found.
Scanning hosts 0 1 channels 0 for
SCSI target IDs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 , LUNs 0
Scanning for device 1 0 0 0 ...
OLD: Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: LEGEND Model: FLASHDISK Rev: 1.00
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
......

Which device is the disk linked to?
/dev/???

Could anyone tell me? Thanks.

finegan · 12-03-2003, 05:01 AM

It seems like /dev/sda, channel 0, id 0, lun 0, should be /dev/sda, what's fdisk say about /dev/sda?

Cheers,

Finegan

finegan · 12-03-2003, 05:27 AM

The bugger is that it should have done this:

Code:

scsi singledevice 0 0 1 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 2 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 3 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 4 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 5 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 6 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 7 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 1 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 2 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 3 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 4 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 5 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 6 0
scsi singledevice 0 0 7 0
hub.c: new USB device 00:02.2-1, assigned address 2
scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
  Vendor: HTS72606  Model: 0M9AT00           Rev: MH4O
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
SCSI device sdb: 117210240 512-byte hdwr sectors (60012 MB)
 sdb: sdb1 < sdb5 >
WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
USB Mass Storage device found at 2

Cheers,

Finegan

finegan · 12-03-2003, 05:45 AM

I just realized... you did a hand compile. Did you remember to include all of that scsi generic support, verbose probe all lunx, stuff like that under the scsi section?

Cheers,

Finegan

eaglegst · 12-03-2003, 05:56 AM

fdisk -l /dev/sd[a-p] returned nothing.
Mine is a flash disk. Could that make any difference?

Maybe it is simply not compatible with linux. : (
Thanks a lot for your help anyway. I learned a lot : )