USB hard drive

[Jim Douglas]

From: Robin Laing <Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca>
>Reply-To: Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca,For users of Fedora Core releases 
><fedora-list at redhat.com>
>To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
>Subject: Re: USB hard drive
>Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:10:20 -0700
>
>Jim Douglas wrote:
>>I just bought a USB device adn when I plug it in I can't see it.
>>
>>Can anyone tell me how to mount it?  I expected it to register like my 
>>memory stick.
>>
>>I tried the Syste mTools > Disk Manager and Hardware Browser.
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jim
>>
>>
>
>Now I will jump in late.
>
>Has this drive ever worked on Linux?

No, it's a new Iomega USB external drive, I returned the Acdcudata because 
of the same problem.


>
>What does tail show for /var/log/messages when you plug the drive into the 
>USB port.

No entries whren I reboot, then plug it in.

>
>   # tail -f /var/log/messages

It's doesn't seem to be initializing, my USB memory stick is fine.  I can't 
get the HD to work.


>   service --status-all |grep hald

hald is running

Thanks,
Jim

>
>You should see something like.
>--------------
>: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
>Mar 31 12:03:23 xxxxxx kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage 
>devices
>Mar 31 12:03:23 xxxxxx kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage
>Mar 31 12:03:23 xxxxxx kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered.
>Mar 31 12:03:28 xxxxxx kernel:   Vendor: WDC WD80  Model: 0BB-75CAA0       
>Rev:  0 0
>Mar 31 12:03:28 xxxxxx kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access       ANSI SCSI 
>revision: 00
>Mar 31 12:03:28 xxxxxx kernel: SCSI device sda: 156250000 512-byte hdwr 
>sectors (80000 MB)
>Mar 31 12:03:28 xxxxxx kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through
>Mar 31 12:03:28 xxxxxx kernel: SCSI device sda: 156250000 512-byte hdwr 
>sectors (80000 MB)
>Mar 31 12:03:28 xxxxxx kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through
>Mar 31 12:03:28 xxxxxx kernel:  sda: sda1
>Mar 31 12:03:28 xxxxxx kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda
>Mar 31 12:03:28 xxxxxx scsi.agent[7272]: disk at 
>/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-6/1-6:1.0/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0
>
>----
>Now the next question is your HAL daemon running?
>   service --status-all |grep hald
>---
>
>I ask this as my hald is stopped and I cannot automount my USB HD or stick.
>
>
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