Finally got USB removable storage working with latest Mantel kernel ..
In my quest to get USB removable storage working with the latest Mantel kernel, I installed the udev and udev-src rpm's via YaST as a member of this forum suggested. As far as I could tell, this didn't do anything. I couldn't see my USB removable storage mounted anywhere even though dmesg output referred to it as "sda1" and "scsi1" .. I tried a variety of mount commands for places I figured were logical, and always got errors. So, I went into /etc/fstab and typed the following: /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 auto noauto,user 0 0 Now when SuSE boots up, I type "mount media/sda1" and I can see my removable storage. Hope this helps someone else frustrated by this problem!
Grrrrr .. I spoke too soon. As soon as I tried to write to my USB removable storage at /media/sda1, I got an error that it was a read-only filesystem. Anyone know why SuSE says this? Did I use the wrong options in my fstab entry below? In the meantime I figured I would burn a CD-R using k3b. Can't say I was surprised when 3 minutes went by and k3b was still "fixating" and the KDE desktop became unresponsive. I also tried a CD-RW and the same thing happened. I hope SuSE 9.1 results in less hassle to get basic things working. -----Original Message----- From: dreadnought [mailto:dreadnought@arsenal.net] Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 7:06 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: [SLE] Finally got USB removable storage working with latest Mantel kernel .. In my quest to get USB removable storage working with the latest Mantel kernel, I installed the udev and udev-src rpm's via YaST as a member of this forum suggested. As far as I could tell, this didn't do anything. I couldn't see my USB removable storage mounted anywhere even though dmesg output referred to it as "sda1" and "scsi1" .. I tried a variety of mount commands for places I figured were logical, and always got errors. So, I went into /etc/fstab and typed the following: /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 auto noauto,user 0 0 Now when SuSE boots up, I type "mount media/sda1" and I can see my removable storage. Hope this helps someone else frustrated by this problem! -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
On Sunday 18 April 2004 04:53 pm, dreadnought wrote:
Grrrrr .. I spoke too soon. As soon as I tried to write to my USB removable storage at /media/sda1, I got an error that it was a read-only filesystem. Anyone know why SuSE says this? Did I use the wrong options in my fstab entry below?
I think I do. Open the desktop icon's properties window. Go to the device tab and uncheck 'Read only'. If you restart it will change back. If you don't have a desktop icon for this device you will have to create one. Anyone know how to make this change more permanent?
On 04/19/2004 10:53 AM, dreadnought wrote:
Did I use the wrong options in my fstab entry below?
I believe so.
So, I went into /etc/fstab and typed the following:
/dev/sda1 /media/sda1 auto noauto,user 0 0
Try adding rw and I would suggest sync as well since this is removable media. -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Web Address: http://www.mydestiny.net/~joe_morris Registered Linux user 231871 God said, I AM that I AM. I say, by the grace of God, I am what I am.
dreadnought wrote:
Grrrrr .. I spoke too soon. As soon as I tried to write to my USB removable storage at /media/sda1, I got an error that it was a read-only filesystem. Anyone know why SuSE says this? Did I use the wrong options in my fstab entry below?
In the meantime I figured I would burn a CD-R using k3b. Can't say I was surprised when 3 minutes went by and k3b was still "fixating" and the KDE desktop became unresponsive. I also tried a CD-RW and the same thing happened. I hope SuSE 9.1 results in less hassle to get basic things working.
-----Original Message----- From: dreadnought [mailto:dreadnought@arsenal.net] Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 7:06 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: [SLE] Finally got USB removable storage working with latest Mantel kernel ..
In my quest to get USB removable storage working with the latest Mantel kernel, I installed the udev and udev-src rpm's via YaST as a member of this forum suggested. As far as I could tell, this didn't do anything. I couldn't see my USB removable storage mounted anywhere even though dmesg output referred to it as "sda1" and "scsi1" .. I tried a variety of mount commands for places I figured were logical, and always got errors.
So, I went into /etc/fstab and typed the following:
/dev/sda1 /media/sda1 auto noauto,user 0 0
Now when SuSE boots up, I type "mount media/sda1" and I can see my removable storage.
Hope this helps someone else frustrated by this problem!
Make this entry read- /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 auto sync,noauto,user,exec 0 0 Someone here gave me this info and it works for me. BTW, is there a directory 'sda1' in the /media directory? (And if there are sda2 - sda4 there as well then deleted these as they are redundant - but you can leave them in if you wish as they do no harm). Cheers. -- I am not young enough to know everything.
dreadnought wrote:
In my quest to get USB removable storage working with the latest Mantel kernel, I installed the udev and udev-src rpm's via YaST as a member of this forum suggested. As far as I could tell, this didn't do anything. I couldn't see my USB removable storage mounted anywhere even though dmesg output referred to it as "sda1" and "scsi1" .. I tried a variety of mount commands for places I figured were logical, and always got errors.
So, I went into /etc/fstab and typed the following:
/dev/sda1 /media/sda1 auto noauto,user 0 0
Now when SuSE boots up, I type "mount media/sda1" and I can see my removable storage.
Hope this helps someone else frustrated by this problem!
Same goes for the kernel.org 2.6.6-rc1, with 2.6.5-mm6 I couldn't see anything connected to USB. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer Linux Only Shop.
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