[K12OSN] Some issues using USB sticks

[James P Schwankl]

Meelis,

Do you know if the names of the USB sticks are also identical?  If they are, what happens if one of them is renamed?  For example if one of them is named Kensignton and the other is named Meelis-USB, will they then both show up?


Peace,
Jimmy

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----- Original Message -----
From: Meelis [mailto:meelis at nlib.ee]
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Sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:27:33 -0500
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[K12OSN] Some issues using USB sticks


> I have a strange problem with USB sticks with my server and terminals.
> 
> At the moment I have two users with USB sticks. One of them connects it to 
> the terminal and server shows the user a folder that is users' USB drive. 
> Now when a second user connects the USB nothing happens.
> 
> Both USB sticks are Kingston 128Mb.
> 
> Do I really have to ask every user their usb device information in order to 
> make the server understan each USB stick? (install drivers) or is there 
> another solution?
> 
> Here is the log :
> 
> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> 
> Nov 26 16:12:35 5k_terminal5.ltsp root: udev detected remove of floppy
> Nov 26 16:12:51 5k_terminal5.ltsp root: udev detected add of disk
> Nov 26 16:13:00 5k_terminal5.ltsp root: udev detected remove of disk
> Nov 26 16:13:00 5k_terminal5.ltsp root: udev detected remove of floppy
> 
> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> 
> 
> As we can see ... first detection is not shown in the log. It's as nothing 
> is connected by the user so the server cannot understand if there is an USB 
> stick present. However when this user removes the stick suddenly log shows 
> that it detected the removal of this magical device.
> When the second user connects on the same machine USB stick (not the same!) 
> then everything works like a charm.
> 
> Is there any help or reading that can be done in order to ease this problem?
> 
> I have public access terminals (around 50) with random users and it may get 
> ugly if number of unhappy users start to riot :)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Meelis
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> meelis at nlib.ee 
> 
> 
> 

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