Re: usb flash drive problem - module problem?

[Al Davis <ad19@freeelectron.net>]

I am having a similar problem ..

tail -f /var/log/syslog shows this when I insert a flash card, 
or plug in the reader:
===============
May 23 01:23:54 spiff kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on 
bus1/1, assigned device number 6
May 23 01:23:54 spiff kernel: usb-storage: act_altsettting is 0
May 23 01:23:54 spiff kernel: usb-storage: id_index calculated 
to be: 81
May 23 01:23:54 spiff kernel: usb-storage: Array length appears 
to be: 83
May 23 01:23:54 spiff kernel: usb-storage: USB Mass Storage 
device detected
May 23 01:23:54 spiff kernel: usb-storage: Endpoints: In: 
0xcfc51da0 Out: 0xcfc51db4 Int: 0x00000000 (Period 0)
May 23 01:23:54 spiff kernel: usb-storage: Found existing GUID 
05dcb0020000000000000000
May 23 01:23:54 spiff kernel: WARNING: USB Mass Storage data 
integrity not assured
May 23 01:23:54 spiff kernel: USB Mass Storage device found at 6
May 23 01:23:55 spiff /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup usb-storage 
for USB product 5dc/b002/113
May 23 01:23:55 spiff /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: missing kernel or 
user mode driver usb-storage 
==================

I think the last line "missing kernel ... " is significant.

cat /proc/modules shows ....
=================
serial_cs               5440   0 (unused)
pcnet_cs               12708   1
8390                    5888   0 [pcnet_cs]
ds                      6624   2 [serial_cs pcnet_cs]
i82365                 22416   2
pcmcia_core            41408   0 [serial_cs pcnet_cs ds i82365]
apm                     9148   2 (autoclean)
maestro                27456   0 (unused)
soundcore               3236   2 [maestro]
usb-storage            97152   0
ide-scsi                7488   0
keybdev                 1664   0 (unused)
usbkbd                  2848   0 (unused)
input                   3072   0 [keybdev usbkbd]
usb-uhci               20708   0 (unused)
usbcore                48032   1 [usb-storage usbkbd usb-uhci]
====================

I see that usb-storage is there ....

cat /proc/devices shows ....
===============
(Character devices omitted)
Block devices:
  1 ramdisk
  2 fd
  3 ide0
  7 loop
 11 sr
 22 ide1
114 ataraid
===============

Note that there isn't a #8.
I think this is the problem, but how do I change it?


The system is a laptop, running woody, 2.4.18-bf2.4

It works with Knoppix (2.4.20-xfs)

I have another system, a desktop running sid 2.4.20-bf2.4 , that 
works.  As I recall, it just worked, with the same reader.