On Sun, 2004-12-05 at 22:18 +0100, Yevgen Reznichenko wrote: > David Goodenough wrote: > > > Look in /proc/partitions when the stick is inserted, and see what partitions > > the kernel thinks are there. I have also met devices which were partitioned > > as logical partitions, so the first one was /dev/sda4. > > The file /proc/partitions doesn't change whether I plug in the USB key > or not. It shows five sda partitions sda[1-4] and just /dev/sda, but > none of them can be mounted. > > > However it would also be worth investigating the hotplug error code. > > Hotplug isn't installed, but the usbmgr logs as followed: > > usbmgr[485]: vendor:0x1370 product:0x2168 > usbmgr[485]: class:0x8 subclass:0x6 protocol:0x50 > usbmgr[485]: USB device is matched the configuration > usbmgr[485]: Can't get module loader > > > Should I try hotplug? I think so. hotplug and udev are great, IMO. If you use GNOME, then then the the gnome-volume-manager and hal are *great* in v2.8.1 which should be in Sarge sometime Real Soon Now. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "You're a good example of why some animals eat their young." Jim Samuels
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