On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 19:11 -0500, jeff elkins wrote: > On Saturday 25 December 2004 4:04 pm, jeff elkins wrote: > > On Saturday 25 December 2004 3:19 pm, H. S. wrote: > > > Apparently, _jeff elkins_, on 25/12/04 09:06,typed: > > > > Merry Christmas, List! > > > > > > > > I've built a new sid-based system (kernel 2.6.9) and I'm having a bit > > > > of trouble with the attached usb cardreader. > > > > > > > > It's recognized at boot: > > > > > > > > usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using address 2 > > > > scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices > > > > Vendor: DMI Model: MultiFlash Rev: 3.00 > > > > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > > > > > > > > But unless I boot with cards inserted, the devices I need (sda1,sdc1) > > > > are not created. Additionally, once mounted they refuse to unmount with > > > > a 'device busy.' > > > > > > > > I probably missed something in my setup, thanks for any help. > > > > > > > > Jeff Elkins > > > > > > I have a USB card reader that is detected alright but I have to have a > > > card in a slot to get that detected too. The problem is that the card > > > reader hardware makes itself detectable to a USB port but doesn't give > > > any information when a card is inserted. So that card insertion totoally > > > hidden from hotplug. It works onlyif you have a card inside the reader > > > already before plugging it in the USB port. > > > > > > My solution was to make a mount point that I use after I insert the card > > > in one of the slots. YMMV. > > > > > > However, if you card does notify the system when a new card is inserted > > > and your system still doen't know about a new card, then something is > > > wrong somewhere. > > > > > > ->HS > > > > I used that strategy with my previous system. Point /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdc1 > > to /cfcard and /sdcard in fstab and mount away. No longer. > > > > I found out I can run cfdisk /dev/sda and cfdisk /dev/sdc, then /dev/sda1 > > and dev/sdc1 are created. Then I can mount and unmount. So, somehow, > > something is screwed. I built this system from scratch with sarge > > netinstall and apt, so I've probably left something out... > > > > Jeff > > Perhaps now that it's not Christmas and the Umbutu thread has burnt out I can > get some assistance? :) > > FYI, mounting these cards worked _flawlessly_, with no intervention, with my > previous sid install built on top of a basic Woody system. Hotplug is > installed and works fine for my Zaurus and a few other USB devices, so I > don't think that's the issue. > > Does the fact that I can manually issue an cfdisk/fdisk /dev/sda or > cfdisk/fdisk /dev/sdc and have the required /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdc1 devices > appear jog any thoughts? > > Are there any dpkg-reconfigure tricks (other than hotplug, which I've done) > which I could try? > > Can I manually create /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdc1 which are static from boot to > boot? > > Thanks again to those who've replied and for any new help. Have you tried udev? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. If 1/2 of all US marriages end in divorce, and there are a good number of 3rd, 4th, etc marriages, then more than 1/2 of all 1st marriages will be permanent.
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