-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello. I am attempting to use an external CompUSA USB IDE Hard Disk Enclosure. My system is a Dell Latitude CPi Laptop, with SuSE v8.0 Professional installed. SuSE recognizes the device when it is plugged in. USBView shows this: USB2.0 Storage Device Manufacturer: Cypress Semiconductor Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxxx Speed: 12Mb/s (full) USB Version: 2.00 Device Class: 00(>ifc) Device Subclass: 00 Device Protocol: 00 Maximum Default Endpoint Size: 64 Number of Configurations: 1 Vendor Id: 04b4 Product Id: 6830 Revision Number: 0.01 While the device shows USB Version 2.00, it is backwards compatible to v1.1 which is what is supported by both my laptop and SuSE v8.0. hwinfo --usb shows this: 02: USB 101.0: 10a00 Hub [Created at usb.100] Unique ID: B3Fu.kevfIssjghD Hardware Class: hub Model: "USB UHCI Root Hub" Device: "USB UHCI Root Hub" Serial ID: "ece0" USB GUID: 00000000000000000000ece0 USB Device status: driver active ("hub") Speed: 1.5 Mbps 03: SCSI 104.0: 10600 Disk [Created at usb.100] Unique ID: B3Fu.rGuCGBjyIw2 Hardware Class: disk Model: "WDC AC23 40" Vendor: "WDC AC23" Device: "40" Revision: "0 0" Serial ID: "DEF10817C256" USB GUID: 04b468300000def10817c256 Driver: "usb-storage" Device File: /dev/sda Speed: 1.5 Mbps Drive status: no medium Attached to: #2 (Hub) The Model and Vendor entries show the hard drive, a Western Digital IDE drive. Based on information gleened from www.linux-usb.org's USB guide I added an entry to /etc/fstab for the device: /dev/sda /mnt/usbhd ext2 defaults 1 2 I created the mount point in /mnt and attempted to mount the device: mount /mnt/usbhd What I get back is this: mount: /dev/sda is not a valid block device It is very likely that the /etc/fstab entry is wrong, I was guessing as to what to put for the filesystem. The HDD I am using has an NTFS partition on it, but one of the first things I wanted to do once I got the system to recognize the drive was format it. If anyone has any suggestions on what may allow me to mount this device, I would greatly appreciate your help. Have a good day. Jesse -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQFBI8a5VPKfvL+9l4QRApsIAJ4vsGjDq45xY8nVttc9A3UOVsxmDwCgmskf yqfYFvUyp6VCX7AxdaNyddk= =eTWv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Jesse L. Purdom wrote:
I am attempting to use an external CompUSA USB IDE Hard Disk Enclosure.
This is just an interface for the HD. You need to treat it as any other HD.
SuSE recognizes the device when it is plugged in.
Great, no problems.
03: SCSI 104.0: 10600 Disk [Created at usb.100] Unique ID: B3Fu.rGuCGBjyIw2 Hardware Class: disk Model: "WDC AC23 40" Vendor: "WDC AC23" Device: "40" Revision: "0 0" Serial ID: "DEF10817C256" USB GUID: 04b468300000def10817c256 Driver: "usb-storage" Device File: /dev/sda Speed: 1.5 Mbps Drive status: no medium Attached to: #2 (Hub)
Drive is seen.
/dev/sda /mnt/usbhd ext2 defaults 1 2
As a HD, it will need to be partitioned and formatted. You could use Yast Partitioning Tool, but I would first delete your addition to fstab.
I created the mount point in /mnt and attempted to mount the device:
mount /mnt/usbhd
What I get back is this:
mount: /dev/sda is not a valid block device
If the drive was already partitioned and formatted, it would at least be sda1. Check with fdisk -l. -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Registered Linux user 231871
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Joe, On Wednesday 18 August 2004 17:23, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
/dev/sda /mnt/usbhd ext2 defaults 1 2
As a HD, it will need to be partitioned and formatted. You could use Yast Partitioning Tool, but I would first delete your addition to fstab.
I commented out the fstab entry and fired up YAST, however the partitioning tool does not see /dev/sda. Also, attempting to take a look at it using fdisk -l /dev/sda does not produce anything. I am wondering if, even though the device is apparently recognized by SuSE, there is something else wrong. Jesse -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQFBI89PVPKfvL+9l4QRAlzSAJ9v1hCTSvZZ9xKkIUUNVQSlHGecKQCgjrSo X++zj8SXU7B2Y9KSwRJBYY8= =eF4x -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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