Re: Disk-like interface in umts modem (was: Pendrive not mounted when another usb device is plugged in)

[Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com>]

On 08/17/2008 07:34 AM, Rodolfo Medina wrote:

>> For some reason, although the umts device is mapped to /dev/ttyUSB0,
>> /dev/sda comes to be `busy'.  So, if I add in fstab another line:
>>
>> /dev/sdb        /mnt/sdb 	vfat    rw,user,noauto       0       0
>>
>> , I can mount the pendrive on /mnt/sdb.
>>
>> It remains to understand:
>>
>> 1) whay is /dev/sda like `busy' although the modem is mapped to /dev/ttyUSB0?
>> 2) how can I mount it and look inside it?



"Mumia W.." <paduille.4061.mumia.w+nospam@earthlink.net> writes:

> Perhaps your modem has some sort of disk-like interface that is inactive or
> inaccessible by default. Look at the manual for the device.



Unfortunately the manual says nothing about that.



> To get around this problem, you might arrange for the modem driver to load
> after the disk drivers have loaded.


I don't know how to do that.

Thanks
Rodolfo