I use fedora core 6 and i own a pocket pc windows mobile 5 device. I would like to mount it so i can copy files from and to it just like a removable disk drive, is this possible?

is it connected via usb? if so plug it in and check 'dmesg | tail', post the output if you cant make sense of it and hopefully someone here will be able to.
hope it helps.

heres the output

usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 2

is that all of the usb output? if all is well it should display the device file it is using, such as /dev/sda1. also check 'lsusb'

Yes thats all that came up in dmesg, ill check lsusb and post later today

Thanks

Usually, that kind of functionality is supplied by an app running on the device. Have you tried mounting it with Samba running on your Linux box, as a network device?

i got the below from the lsusb command

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

how should i mount it using samba, please advise

can you post the output of 'lsmod' and 'lspci' as well to see what USB controllers your motherboard has and that the appropriate drivers for them are loaded. if you boot the computer with the device plugged in do you get the same functionality?

ok,i plugged the pda into my usb port and booted up laptop and ran some the commands stated previously, see below.

[root@localhost ~]# lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bb4:0b04 High Tech Computer Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000



[root@localhost ~]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
i915 23361 2
drm 72789 3 i915
fuse 49237 0
autofs4 25413 2
hidp 24129 2
rfcomm 46041 0
l2cap 31681 10 hidp,rfcomm
bluetooth 58917 5 hidp,rfcomm,l2cap
sunrpc 158333 1
arc4 6337 2
ieee80211_crypt_wep 8320 1
ip_conntrack_netbios_ns 7105 0
ipt_REJECT 9665 1
xt_state 6337 3
ip_conntrack 56993 2 ip_conntrack_netbios_ns,xt_state
nfnetlink 11353 1 ip_conntrack
iptable_filter 7233 1
ip_tables 17669 1 iptable_filter
ip6t_REJECT 9537 1
xt_tcpudp 7361 12
ip6table_filter 7105 1
ip6_tables 18821 1 ip6table_filter
x_tables 18501 6 ipt_REJECT,xt_state,ip_tables,ip6t_REJECT,xt_tcpudp,ip6_tables
cpufreq_ondemand 11085 1
dm_mirror 33041 0
dm_multipath 22601 0
dm_mod 61529 2 dm_mirror,dm_multipath
video 21061 0
toshiba_acpi 10709 0
sbs 20225 0
i2c_ec 9281 1 sbs
i2c_core 25537 1 i2c_ec
button 10961 0
battery 14405 0
asus_acpi 20697 0
ac 9541 0
ipv6 267489 17 ip6t_REJECT
parport_pc 31205 0
lp 17033 0
parport 40841 2 parport_pc,lp
snd_intel8x0m 21325 0
snd_intel8x0 36445 1
snd_ac97_codec 95073 2 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus 6593 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_dummy 8133 0
snd_seq_oss 37185 0
snd_seq_midi_event 11841 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 57137 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 12621 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
ipw2100 69680 0
snd_pcm_oss 46561 0
ieee80211 46956 1 ipw2100
snd_mixer_oss 20545 1 snd_pcm_oss
ohci1394 38661 0
e100 40393 0
ieee1394 301081 1 ohci1394
ieee80211_crypt 9600 2 ieee80211_crypt_wep,ieee80211
serio_raw 11205 0
pcspkr 7361 0
snd_pcm 80325 4 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
mii 9665 1 e100
ide_cd 42337 2
cdrom 38625 1 ide_cd
snd_timer 27077 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 57029 12 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_o ss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 14113 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 14281 3 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
ext3 135369 1
jbd 63209 1 ext3
ehci_hcd 35533 0
ohci_hcd 25181 0
uhci_hcd 27725 0


[root@localhost ~]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 83)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)
01:07.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (MOB) Ethernet Controller (rev 83)
01:0a.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)
01:0b.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC100 PCI to Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 32)
01:0b.1 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC100 PCI to Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 32)
01:0d.0 System peripheral: Toshiba America Info Systems SD TypA Controller (rev 03)


[root@localhost ~]# mount -l
/dev/hda2 on / type ext3 (rw) [/1]
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)
sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)

Hope this helps, thanks guys

can you 'modprobe usbcore' and also check dmesg after running this command, after booting up (with the device plugged in) and check 'dmesg | tail' after removing then plugging in the device again. the lsusb command you posted suggest that the device is now being seen, hopefully in the output of dmesg somewhere it will list the usb device file it is using then you can use that to mount it.

Great stuff, i will try this tonight

i got module not found when running modprobe usbcore

does any of the other things i mentioned give useful output or hints?

Unfortunately devices based on windows CE or mobile are not seen as mass storage devices.

A far as i'm aware you have two choices.

1) If the storage is a type memory card that can be removed from the device you can then use a adaptor to plug it in to your system.

2) You can look at this http://www.synce.org. It is the equivalent to active sync. Which is the program that is used on MS Windows to see these devices.

I run into the same problem with my iPaq 1940, even with synce.

For now I'm trying to install Linux onto my iPaq, without success for now (I've change my SD card for a Kingston one and need some spare time to try).

If you're interested in this option you can visit handhelds.org.

Hope this help you with your device.

Regards. blackraider.