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I'm running Woody Debian, kernel 2.4.21, with USB support compiled in, to the best of my knowledge. I've failed to mount a USB key. The following are the relevant lines (I think?) from my /etc/fstab and /etc/mtab files.
Here they are:
alpha:~# uname -r
2.4.21Test1
alpha:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by Not tainted
alpha:~#
I should mention that all the necessary modules were included in the kernel itself at compile time, so I'm not sure how to get at them. Modprobe keeps screaming about errors, too, for the same reason.
You compiled your own kernel and forgot usb mass_storage support. If you continue to use your own kernel, you'll want a quick recompile. This will fix it. Any of the errors the modprobe spits out are related to the file /etc/modules which dictates modules that get loaded at boot. You can comment them out if you compiled that same functionality into the kernel.
Once you compile that function INTO the kernel, it's in. You can't remove it. That's the ease and coolness about modules: you can remove them from the kernel.
Recompile with usb support for mass storage devices. You'll be a-okay.
Originally posted by invictus Happy new year, everyone!
I'm running Woody Debian, kernel 2.4.21, with USB support compiled in, to the best of my knowledge. I've failed to mount a USB key. The following are the relevant lines (I think?) from my /etc/fstab and /etc/mtab files.
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