External USB HDD not mounting
 

:Pengy:

Hi all

When I tried to connect my USB 2.0 External HDD to PC running RedLinux 9. I ended up getting the following message. Can Any one help me?


[root@localhost root]# tail -n 11 /var/log/messages
Jan 22 21:57:11 localhost kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered.
Jan 22 21:58:47 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned device number 2
Jan 22 21:58:47 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 2, frame# 1581
Jan 22 21:58:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not responding, giving up (error=-84)
Jan 22 21:58:47 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned device number 3
Jan 22 21:58:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not responding, giving up (error=-84)
Jan 22 22:05:25 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned device number 4
Jan 22 22:05:25 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 2, frame# 9
Jan 22 22:05:25 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not responding, giving up (error=-84)
Jan 22 22:05:25 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned device number 5
Jan 22 22:05:25 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device not responding, giving up (error=-84)


thanks
GLK

If your connecting the drive through an external hub, I'd try connecting directly to your box. Some devices simply won't work when connected through a hub. I had a similar problem with both my scanner and my usb hard drive until I connected directly to the box.