[Wylug-help] Mount problem

[Craig Hopkins]

2008/12/29 Howard Close <howard.close at googlemail.com>:
> Thanks for prompt response
> From /var/log/messages:-
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> Dec 29 18:57:14 howard-eee kernel: [  671.275219] usb 5-3: USB disconnect,
> address 2
> Dec 29 18:57:22 howard-eee kernel: [  679.672283] usb 5-2: new high speed
> USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
> Dec 29 18:57:22 howard-eee kernel: [  679.805313] usb 5-2: configuration #1
> chosen from 1 choice
> Dec 29 18:57:22 howard-eee kernel: [  679.805809] scsi3 : SCSI emulation for
> USB Mass Storage devices
> Dec 29 18:57:27 howard-eee kernel: [  684.796827] scsi 3:0:0:0:
> Direct-Access     SanDisk  Cruzer           7.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
> Dec 29 18:57:27 howard-eee kernel: [  684.797580] scsi 3:0:0:1:
> CD-ROM            SanDisk  Cruzer           7.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
> Dec 29 18:57:27 howard-eee kernel: [  684.800166] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] 31306239
> 512-byte hardware sectors (16029 MB)
> Dec 29 18:57:27 howard-eee kernel: [  684.801547] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Write
> Protect is off
> Dec 29 18:57:27 howard-eee kernel: [  684.805281] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] 31306239
> 512-byte hardware sectors (16029 MB)
> Dec 29 18:57:27 howard-eee kernel: [  684.806530] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Write
> Protect is off
> Dec 29 18:57:27 howard-eee kernel: [  684.806592]  sdc: unknown partition
> table
> Dec 29 18:57:27 howard-eee kernel: [  684.812276] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached
> SCSI removable disk
> Dec 29 18:57:27 howard-eee kernel: [  684.812464] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi
> generic sg2 type 0
> Dec 29 18:57:27 howard-eee kernel: [  684.821241] sr0: scsi3-mmc drive:
> 48x/48x tray
> Dec 29 18:57:27 howard-eee kernel: [  684.821631] sr 3:0:0:1: Attached scsi
> generic sg3 type 5
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> I guess the bit of interest is "unknown partition table" ? Yet this is not a
> problem on my laptop. Is it usual for these devices to be classified as SCSI
> devices??

Yes, it is usual. Someone else will come in with the technical reason,
but basically usb devices and hard drives now use the sd prefix.

There are a few reports of a bug in one of the hardy kernels causing
the error you're seeing. Are both boxes running the same kernel?

Craig


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> 2008/12/29 Craig Hopkins <c.o.hopkins at gmail.com>
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>> 2008/12/29 Howard Close <howard.close at googlemail.com>:
>> > Have a nice shiny new eeePC courtesy of Father Christmas. Have replaced
>> > Xandros with "Ubuntu eee" based on Ubuntu 8.04 (which is the flavour I
>> > have
>> > on my laptop). Whilst attempting to transfer various bits of data from
>> > laptop to eeePC SOME (not all) usb sticks give a "Cannot mount this
>> > volume"
>> > error on the eeePC. I have looked at permissions and other properties
>> > but
>> > can see no differences between those stciks that will mount and those
>> > that
>> > will not.
>> > Can anyone offer guidance please?
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>> Does dmesg or /var/log/messages show anything unusual when you plug them
>> in?
>>
>> Craig
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>> > Howard Close
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