Bug#358913: linux-image-2.6.15-1-686: USB flash stick created on Macintosh doesn't work
Andrew Moise wrote:
> When I plug in a flash stick that my roommate has filled with stuff
> using his Macintosh computer, it doesn't work. Windows reads the
> stick. Here's what happens when I put in the stick:
> (...)
> Mar 20 21:01:24 localhost vmunix: sda: [CUMANA/ADFS] sda1<5>sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda
You're not alone. It's known kernel bug (at least since 01/2005) and I just filed
a bug [1] against the linux-image-2.6.16-1-686.
The work around : compile a new kernel without the options that cause the bug.
(partition type detection should start by dos-like partitions for usb keys to work)
When you configure the kernel build, go to "File systems > Partition Types"
and remove *every* partition type you don't use. Especially
"CONFIG_ACORN_PARTITION_CUMANA".
I'm sure the kernel maintainers will find a better solution than recompile the kernel,
but that work-around worked for me.
Ch.
[1] Debian Bug report logs - #359207
Cant use some USB keys because of CONFIG_ACORN_PARTITION_CUMANA
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=359207
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