[NBLUG/talk] mounting USB memory stick

[Glen Gunsalus]

Hmmm,  here is the pertinent /var/log/messages entry, but I'm not clever 
enough to figure out what the problem is.  It looks like it can't decipher the 
file system.

Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel: Device not ready.  Make sure there is a disc in 
the drive.
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel: sdb : READ CAPACITY failed.
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel: sdb : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 
08
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current sd00:00: sense 
key Not Ready
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel: sdb : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk 
size 1GB.
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel:  sdb: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel:  I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel:  unable to read partition table
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel: Device not ready.  Make sure there is a disc in 
the drive.
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel: sdb : READ CAPACITY failed.
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel: sdb : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 
08
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current sd00:00: sense 
key Not Ready
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel: sdb : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk 
size 1GB.
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel:  sdb: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel:  I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0
Apr 30 10:36:16 gvs kernel:  unable to read partition table
Apr 30 10:37:39 gvs kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 6
Apr 30 10:37:54 gvs kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/2, assigned 
device number 7
 

What am I missing?

BTW, Kyle I enjoyed your autofs session at the last nblug meeting, but haven't 
had time to follow through yet.


>>> Kyle Rankin said:
 > On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 10:53:20AM -0700, Glen Gunsalus wrote:
 > > 
 > > I have a visitor with a 256Mb Sandisk USB stick flash that I'm trying to m
  >ount 
 > > on a RH 7.3 machine.  I keep getting "No medium found."   This has files 
 > > written on the flash using a Mac Powerbook.
 > > 
 > > I have no problem with finding a 128MB CF card from my digital camera usin
  >g a 
 > > USB adapter on my machine.
 > > 
 > > Here is the fstab entry I user for successful mounting of the CF:
 > > 
 > > /dev/sdb1               /mnt/flash              auto    noauto,owner,kudzu
  > 0 0
 > > 
 > > I've tried variations on type, etc, but no go.
 > > 
 > > Anyone have any ideas?
 > > 
 > > Thanks
 > > 
 > > 
 > 
 > Glen,
 > 
 > I would scan through your /var/log/syslog (or /var/log/messages) and make
 > sure that /dev/sdb1 is the device assigned to that usb drive.  Also, is
 > the usb-storage module loaded?  or if not, is hotplug correctly recognizing
 > that this device is a usb-storage device?
 > 
 > By the way, I go over automatically setting up usb disks with hotplug on my
 > tips page:  http://greenfly.org/tips/usb_drive.html
 > 
 > -- 
 > Kyle Rankin
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 > The North Bay Linux Users Group
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