usb mounting problem
 

hi guys,
i am having trouble mouting my usb drive.
i realize that the device was recognize with "lsusb" and "dmesg".
but it's not on /dev.
i did try to reset the usb-storage module in kernel with "modprob" but still nothing.
any suggestions?
thnx in advance

Dody-

I've had success trying mounting a few devices (e.g., /dev/stdb, /dev/stda and other /dev/std*). Sometimes I have to try a few before I eventually find the usb that I've just plugged into. This seems to work pretty well when memory sticks are involved.

Does this help at all?
pjz

hi pjz,
thnx for replying but i do not have any "stda" on /dev.
i dunno what's going on...i ran a fdisk -l but the usb is not showing only the hardrive "hda"
any other suggestions will be more then welcome.

thnx again

We need more info here. Lets start with what distro ur running. Post the output of dmesg too.

ok sorry,
when i run the "lsusb" command i get: Bus 001 Device 002: ID xxxxxx Sandisk Corp.
so the device is recognized.
after running the "dmesg | grep -i scsi or usb" ..i get:
SCSI subsystem initialized
scsi0: SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices

or

(long list)
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
usb-storage: device found at 2
usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage
USB Mass Storage support registered
usb 1-1: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
usb-storage: device scan complete

i realized that i didn't have "sda1" on /dev...so i ran the MAKEDEV sda command
but after running the mount command i get /dev/sda1 is not a block device...
i also reset the usb-storage in the kernel with the "modprob" command.
nothing

thnx

Post the output of
while you have the usb disk attached.

ok thnx for replying...
i get :

T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver=1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub =00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev=2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.18-8.el5 uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber= 0000:00:xxxx
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver =hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Bulk) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms


T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=12 MxCh=0
D: Ver=2.00 Cls=00(>ifc) Sub =00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0781 ProdID=5406 Rev=2.00
S: Manufacturer=ScanDisk
S: Product=U3 Cruzer Micro
S: SerialNumber=0878430xxxx
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=200mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver =usb-storage
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=02(0) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms


hope It can help
thnx again

please someone...anybody
help me out

Dody-

I think it might help to have some configuration information. For example, what distro do you use and what sort of computer acts as the platform? Don't know if that'll be what helps me figure this out, but maybe it'll trigger someone else. You have to figure that someone else out there has seen this...

pjz

oh ok
sorry i should have mention this before .
well i am using a vmware workstation on a win 2003.
and installed CentOs 5.3

if you need more info , please let me know

thnx a lot again guys