Re: USB mass storage and kernel 2.4.18

[Dai Yuwen <yuwen@micetek.com.cn>]

sean finney wrote:

> heya, i have it running fine, and i'm
>
> balthasar[~]00:13:09$ uname -a
> Linux balthasar 2.4.19 #1 Sat Nov 16 15:49:07 EST 2002 i686 unknown 
unknown GNU/Linux
>
> but i believe i've had it working on 2.4.18 as well.  i believe you
> just need more modules installed.  here's an edited output of my lsmod,
> maybe you need some of these other modules loaded too, like usbcore
> or usb-uhci?
>
> balthasar[~]00:13:14$ /sbin/lsmod Module                  Size  Used by 
   Not tainted
> usb-storage            97744   0  (unused)
> usb-uhci               20908   0 (unused)
> usbcore                54112   0 [hid usb-uhci]
> vfat                    9276   0  (autoclean)
> fat                    29080   0  (autoclean) [vfat]
> sd_mod                  9932   0 (autoclean)
> scsi_mod               80296   1 [sd_mod]
>
>

Thank you very much.  After I

modprobe usb-uhci

I can mount /dev/sda1 /mnt.

Conclusion:
To use this USB flash disk, just install these 3 modules:
sg usb-storage usb-uhci


> if this isn't the case, try doing a tail -f /var/log/messages before
> you plug it in, then plug it in, and take a look at whatever it says
> for clues
>
>
> hth
>     sean
>

best regards,
Dai yuwen