On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 13:30:01 -0800 Rob Blomquist <rob.blomquist@verizon.net> wrote: > I asked this earlier, and several asked for more information about what is > going or not going on on my system. I am trying to figure out if something is > missing, or if something needs manual configuration on my system. > > Here's the output from lsmod | grep usb: > usb_storage 69056 0 > usbserial 29896 1 visor > usbhid 32224 0 > usbcore 118980 8 > usb_storage,visor,usbserial,usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd > ide_core 139940 5 > usb_storage,ide_cd,ide_generic,ide_disk,amd74xx > scsi_mod 125228 3 usb_storage,sd_mod,libata > > Here's what happens when my PNY 256Mb flash drive is inserted: > Feb 5 13:16:31 localhost kernel: usb 3-5: new high speed USB device using > address 31 > Feb 5 13:16:31 localhost kernel: scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage > devices > Feb 5 13:16:31 localhost kernel: Vendor: PNY Model: USB 2.0 FD > Rev: 1.13 > Feb 5 13:16:31 localhost kernel: Type: Direct-Access > ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Feb 5 13:16:31 localhost kernel: SCSI device sdb: 487424 512-byte hdwr > sectors(250 MB) > Feb 5 13:16:31 localhost kernel: sdb: assuming Write Enabled > Feb 5 13:16:31 localhost kernel: /dev/scsi/host6/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 > Feb 5 13:16:31 localhost kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sdb at scsi6, > channel 0, id 0, lun 0 > > And that's where it ends. I would think that something should now pick it up > and automount it. Let me try to mount it: > # mount -t vfat /dev/sdb /media/flash > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb, > missing codepage or other error > In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try > dmesg | tail or so > > # dmesg | tail > usb 3-5: new high speed USB device using address 31 > scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices > Vendor: PNY Model: USB 2.0 FD Rev: 1.13 > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > SCSI device sdb: 487424 512-byte hdwr sectors (250 MB) > sdb: assuming Write Enabled > sdb: assuming drive cache: write through > /dev/scsi/host6/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 > Attached scsi removable disk sdb at scsi6, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 > USB Mass Storage device found at 31 > > # mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb /media/flash > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb, > missing codepage or other error > In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try > dmesg | tail or so > > # dmesg | tail > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > SCSI device sdb: 487424 512-byte hdwr sectors (250 MB) > sdb: assuming Write Enabled > sdb: assuming drive cache: write through > /dev/scsi/host6/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 > Attached scsi removable disk sdb at scsi6, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 > USB Mass Storage device found at 31 > NTFS-fs error (device sdb): read_ntfs_boot_sector(): Primary boot sector is > invalid. > NTFS-fs error (device sdb): read_ntfs_boot_sector(): Mount option > errors=recover not used. Aborting without trying to recover. > NTFS-fs error (device sdb): ntfs_fill_super(): Not an NTFS volume. > > Now, just for yucks I added the following line to /etc/fstab: > /dev/sdb /media/flash auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 > > #mount /dev/sdb > mount: you must specify the filesystem type > > Here's lsmod again just to compare: > # lsmod| grep usb > usb_storage 69056 0 > usbserial 29896 1 visor > usbhid 32224 0 > usbcore 118980 8 > usb_storage,visor,usbserial,usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd > ide_core 139940 5 > usb_storage,ide_cd,ide_generic,ide_disk,amd74xx > scsi_mod 125228 3 usb_storage,sd_mod,libata > > Ummm... is it formatted? > Ok from all this, I wonder if the drive is corrupt. It is connected. Why can't > I manually mount it? maybe its not formatted? I don't know. Why doesn't something try to automount it > for me? because nothing is configured to automount it for you? > > Beyond this, I know not what to do other than to try it on another computer. > Your suggestions would be appreciated. well trying another machine would certainly provide so insight as to whether the problem is realted to the media or the machine. A > > Rob > > > > -- > Mountlake Terrace, WA, USA > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org >
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