[Wylug-help] Mount problem

[Howard Close]

Laptop is 2.6.24-18-generic
eeePC is 2.6.24-21-eeepc

2008/12/29 Craig Hopkins <c.o.hopkins at gmail.com>

> 2008/12/29 Howard Close <howard.close at googlemail.com>:
> > Thanks for prompt response
> > From /var/log/messages:-
> >
> > 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
> >
> > 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
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2008/12/29 Craig Hopkins <c.o.hopkins at gmail.com>
> >>
> >> 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?
> >>
> >> Does dmesg or /var/log/messages show anything unusual when you plug them
> >> in?
> >>
> >> Craig
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Howard Close
> >> >
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