usb ipod issues (dmesg readout)

drummerdan · 03-03-2006, 06:27 PM

*newbie*
I've been searching for quite a bit on this forum to try to resolve my usb problem. My ipod wont show up in x, and I can't mount it in the shell. The only really usefull (maybe?) thing I found while searching was the command dmesg. Here is the last bunch of lines. Maybe someone could make some sense out of it. I had been using the ipod with gtkpod and a live Slax boot. I would plug the ipod in, mount it in the GUI, read it with gtkpod and transfer the data. Now I'm running Slackware 10.2 w/ 2.4.31 Kernel. Thanks!

Code:

pciehp: PCI Express Hot Plug Controller Driver version: 0.5
uhci.c: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v1.1
hub.c: new USB device 00:1f.2-1, assigned address 2
scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
  Vendor: Apple     Model: iPod              Rev: 1.62
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
sda: Unit Not Ready, sense:
Info fld=0x0, Current 00:00: sns = f0  2
ASC= 4 ASCQ= 1
Raw sense data:0xf0 0x00 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0b 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x04 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
sda : READ CAPACITY failed.
sda : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 08
Info fld=0x0, Current sd00:00: sns = f0  2
ASC= 4 ASCQ= 1
Raw sense data:0xf0 0x00 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0b 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x04 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB.
 sda: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
 I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
 unable to read partition table
WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
USB Mass Storage device found at 2
SCSI device sda: 39063024 512-byte hdwr sectors (20000 MB)
sda: Write Protect is off
 sda: sda1 sda2
FAT: bogus logical sector size 23597
VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev 08:01.
UMSDOS: msdos_read_super failed, mount aborted.
FAT: bogus logical sector size 23597
VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev 08:01.

kak · 03-05-2006, 12:32 AM

How are you issuing the mount command?

It should be : mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/ipod

Assuming of course you have made a folder in /mnt named ipod.

shilo · 03-05-2006, 01:32 AM

Is this a Mac formatted iPod or a Windows formatted iPod (you can check on the iPod itself under Settings -> About)?

In ny experience, Windows formatted iPods are easier to handle. Mac formatted iPods may require kenrel recompiling. Depends on the setup, though.

You'll probably get better info if you say what format/iPod version/etc. you have.