Automatic mounting of USB removable drive

[Youssou75]

Hi,

 

I installed mdk 10.0 ten days ago on my laptop and It worked nicely with my Iomega diskonkey (removable Mini USB 128 MB drive). I could plug it and it is mounted automtically (/mnt/removable). Now I can't get it working unless I start HardDrake and run Config tool. After that a shortcut on my desktop appears. But it works when I remove it, mdk remove the shortcut and unmount the device automatically!

When I create a file /mnt/key and mount it with the command :

mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/key

I get the following error message

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda,

or too many mounted file systems

but now I can see the shortcut created on my desktop and my device working!!!

 

Here is a copy of my /mnt/fstab file

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/dev/hda5 / ext3 noatime 1 1

none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0

/dev/hda7 /home ext3 noatime 1 2

/dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec 0 0

/dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs umask=0,nls=iso8859-1,ro 0 0

none /proc proc defaults 0 0

/dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0

none /mnt/removable supermount dev=/dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part1,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,kudzu,codepage=850 0

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Any suggestion

 

Thanks

Yassine

[aRTee]

When you plug in the drive, or just before, do as root in a konsole:

tail -f /var/log/messages

 

and tell me what it says the moment (and just after) when you plug in the drive.

Also, start mcc or whatever and see what happens; it may take a minute or even a few...

Just give the messages of that all.

 

BTW I must say that this was improved in 10.1..

[Youssou75]

Hi aRTee

When you plug in the drive, or just before, do as root in a konsole:

tail -f /var/log/messages

here is the message befor I plug the USB drive

 

[root@localhost yassine]# tail -f /var/log/messages

Sep 24 12:33:24 localhost modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting floppy (/lib/modules/2.6.3-7mdk/kernel/drivers/block/floppy.ko.gz): No such device

Sep 24 12:33:24 localhost kernel: SCSI subsystem initialized

Sep 24 12:33:24 localhost kernel: st: Version 20040122, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256

Sep 24 12:33:29 localhost gconfd (yassine-2426): starting (version 2.4.0.1), pid 2426 user 'yassine'

Sep 24 12:33:29 localhost gconfd (yassine-2426): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only config source at position 0

Sep 24 12:33:29 localhost gconfd (yassine-2426): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/yassine/.gconf" to a writable config source at position 1

Sep 24 12:33:29 localhost gconfd (yassine-2426): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only config source at position 2

Sep 24 12:36:14 localhost ntpd[1768]: synchronized to LOCAL(0), stratum=10

Sep 24 12:36:14 localhost ntpd[1768]: kernel time sync disabled 0041

Sep 24 12:36:29 localhost su(pam_unix)[2542]: session opened for user root by (uid=501)

Sep 24 12:37:12 localhost ntpd[1768]: synchronized to 132.246.168.164, stratum=2

 

This one is after pluging the USB drive.

[root@localhost yassine]# tail -f /var/log/messages

Sep 24 12:38:43 localhost kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...

Sep 24 12:38:43 localhost kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices

Sep 24 12:38:43 localhost kernel: Vendor: I0MEGA Model: Mini 128*IOM Rev: 3.04

Sep 24 12:38:43 localhost kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02

Sep 24 12:38:43 localhost kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0

Sep 24 12:38:43 localhost kernel: Attached scsi generic sg0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0, type 0

Sep 24 12:38:43 localhost modprobe: FATAL: Module scsimon not found.

Sep 24 12:38:43 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/core/usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage

Sep 24 12:38:43 localhost kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered.

Sep 24 12:38:44 localhost scsi.agent[2629]: disk at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:02:07.1/usb4/4-1/4-1:1.0/host0/0:0:0:0

 

But now the console is hunging!! but when I start another console it reports that I stat something when I log in as root.

 

I hope this will help.

Thank you for helping

Yassine

[aRTee]

just do

tail -f /var/log/messages

once, and observe, it will add messages when you plug the usb device.

Don't stop it!

 

 

Start mcc/harddrake2 from another console/xterm.

Wait a couple of minutes and check if something changes;

 

This looks a lot like the behaviour of my digital camera,....

I once opened a topic for that one too.

It just has a bad usb removable storage implementation...

[Youssou75]

Here is the message after typing tail -f/var/log/messages

 

[root@localhost yassine]# tail -f /var/log/messages

Sep 24 14:27:22 localhost kernel: ^ISense class 0, sense error 0, extended sense 0

Sep 24 14:39:29 localhost kernel: usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using address 6

Sep 24 14:39:29 localhost kernel: scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices

Sep 24 14:39:29 localhost kernel: Vendor: I0MEGA Model: Mini 128*IOM Rev: 3.04

Sep 24 14:39:29 localhost kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02

Sep 24 14:39:30 localhost kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi4, channel 0, id 0, lun 0

Sep 24 14:39:30 localhost kernel: Attached scsi generic sg0 at scsi4, channel 0, id 0, lun 0, type 0

Sep 24 14:39:30 localhost scsi.agent[3780]: disk at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:02:07.1/usb4/4-1/4-1:1.0/host4/4:0:0:0

Sep 24 14:39:30 localhost modprobe: FATAL: Module scsimon not found.

Sep 24 14:40:36 localhost su(pam_unix)[3888]: session opened for user root by (uid=501)

Sep 24 14:41:12 localhost su(pam_unix)[3973]: authentication failure; logname= uid=501 euid=0 tty= ruser=yassine rhost= user=root

Sep 24 14:41:26 localhost su(pam_unix)[3974]: session opened for user root by (uid=501)

 

Here is the message once I started HardDrake and after I run Config tool

 

Sep 24 14:42:13 localhost harddrake2[4018]: ### Program is starting ###

Sep 24 14:42:24 localhost su(pam_unix)[4024]: session opened for user root by (uid=501)

Sep 24 14:42:24 localhost su(pam_unix)[4024]: session closed for user root

Sep 24 14:42:25 localhost su(pam_unix)[4057]: session opened for user root by (uid=501)

Sep 24 14:42:25 localhost harddrake2[4091]: ### Program is starting ###

Sep 24 14:42:28 localhost harddrake2[4091]: running: /sbin/modprobe floppy

Sep 24 14:42:28 localhost kernel: inserting floppy driver for 2.6.3-7mdk

Sep 24 14:42:31 localhost kernel: floppy0: no floppy controllers found

Sep 24 14:42:31 localhost harddrake2[4091]: running: /sbin/modprobe -n floppy

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost diskdrake[4288]: ### Program is starting ###

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost diskdrake[4288]: test_for_bad_drives(/dev/hda)

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found a dos partition table on /dev/hda at sector 0

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost diskdrake[4288]: guess_geometry_from_partition_table hda: 4864/255/63

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 256320 512-byte hdwr sectors (131 MB)

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost kernel: sda: assuming Write Enabled

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 256320 512-byte hdwr sectors (131 MB)

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost kernel: sda: assuming Write Enabled

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost kernel: /dev/scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0: p1

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost diskdrake[4288]: test_for_bad_drives(/dev/sda)

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost perl: drakupdate_fstab called with --auto --add /dev/scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0/part1

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found a dos partition table on /dev/sda at sector 0

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost diskdrake[4288]: guess_geometry_from_partition_table sda: 678/6/63

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost diskdrake[4288]: sda: no valid geometry guessed from partition table

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost diskdrake[4288]: running: /sbin/modprobe floppy

Sep 24 14:42:43 localhost kernel: inserting floppy driver for 2.6.3-7mdk

Sep 24 14:42:46 localhost kernel: floppy0: no floppy controllers found

Sep 24 14:42:46 localhost diskdrake[4288]: running: /sbin/modprobe -n floppy

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on Filename with

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part6 with

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part5 with /

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on none with /proc

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on none with /proc/bus/usb

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on none with /dev

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on none with /sys

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on none with /dev/pts

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part7 with /home

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 with /mnt/windows

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 with /mnt/removable

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on rootfs with /

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on root with /

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on none with /dev

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on none with /proc

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on none with /sys

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on none with /proc/bus/usb

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on none with /dev/pts

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on hda7 with /home

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on hda1 with /mnt/windows

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: found mounted partition on scsi/host4/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 with /mnt/removable

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: created directory /mnt/windows (and parents if necessary)

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: created directory / (and parents if necessary)

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: created directory /home (and parents if necessary)

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: created directory /mnt/removable (and parents if necessary)

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: created directory /mnt/cdrom (and parents if necessary)

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: created directory /proc (and parents if necessary)

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: created directory /dev/pts (and parents if necessary)

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: created directory /dev/pts (and parents if necessary)

Sep 24 14:42:47 localhost diskdrake[4288]: created directory /proc (and parents if necessary)

Sep 24 14:42:48 localhost diskdrake[4288]: default cancel_clicked

Sep 24 14:42:51 localhost harddrake2[4091]: modified file /etc/sysconfig/harddrake2/ui.conf

Sep 24 14:42:51 localhost su(pam_unix)[4057]: session closed for user root

 

After inserting the USB I started HardDarke.

I am sorry I am very new to linux so I don't know how to start mcc/harddrake2 from the konsole (is it a command line?)

 

Sorry again

[aRTee]

Here's my output of

tail -f /var/log/messages

when I connect my cam and switch it on. Pay attention to the timestamps at the start of each line.

 

Sep 24 21:59:55 zurich kernel: usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using address 2

Sep 24 21:59:56 zurich kernel: SCSI subsystem initialized

Sep 24 21:59:56 zurich kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...

Sep 24 21:59:56 zurich kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices

Sep 24 21:59:56 zurich kernel:  Vendor: MATSHITA  Model: DMC-FZ10          Rev: 0100

Sep 24 21:59:56 zurich kernel:  Type:  Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02

Sep 24 21:59:56 zurich kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage

Sep 24 21:59:56 zurich kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered.

Sep 24 21:59:56 zurich scsi.agent[22332]: disk at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:09.1/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/host0/0:0:0:0

Sep 24 21:59:56 zurich kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0

Sep 24 22:00:30 zurich harddrake2[22387]: ### Program is starting ###

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich kernel: Attached scsi generic sg0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0,  type 0

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich harddrake2[22387]: test_for_bad_drives(/dev/hda)

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich harddrake2[22387]: found a dos partition table on /dev/hda at sector 0

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich harddrake2[22387]: guess_geometry_from_partition_table hda: 19929/255/63

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich harddrake2[22387]: test_for_bad_drives(/dev/hdb)

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich harddrake2[22387]: found a dos partition table on /dev/hdb at sector 0

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich harddrake2[22387]: guess_geometry_from_partition_table hdb: 14946/255/63

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich harddrake2[22387]: check_geometry_using_the_partition_table failed for (hdb1, 20466809): 1023,254,62 vs 1023,5,62 with geometry 238216/16/63

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich harddrake2[22387]: check_geometry_using_the_partition_table failed for (hdb2, 20466810): 1023,254,62 vs 1023,0,0 with geometry 14946/255/63

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich harddrake2[22387]: hdb: argh! no valid geometry found

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich kernel: SCSI device sda: 494081 512-byte hdwr sectors (253 MB)

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich kernel: sda: Write Protect is off

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich kernel: SCSI device sda: 494081 512-byte hdwr sectors (253 MB)

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich kernel: sda: Write Protect is off

Sep 24 22:00:36 zurich kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through

Sep 24 22:01:00 zurich CROND[22452]: (root) CMD (nice -n 19 run-parts /etc/cron.hourly)

Sep 24 22:01:38 zurich kernel:  /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0:<6>usb 2-1: reset full speed USB device using address 2

Sep 24 22:01:38 zurich kernel: scsi: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery: host 0 channel 0 id 0 lun 0

Sep 24 22:01:38 zurich kernel: SCSI error : <0 0 0 0> return code = 0x2

Sep 24 22:01:38 zurich kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 494080

Sep 24 22:01:38 zurich kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 494080

Sep 24 22:01:38 zurich kernel: scsi0 (0:0): rejecting I/O to offline device

Sep 24 22:01:38 zurich kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 494080

Sep 24 22:01:38 zurich kernel:  p1

Sep 24 22:01:39 zurich harddrake2[22387]: An error occurred while getting the geometry of block device /dev/sda: No such device

Sep 24 22:01:39 zurich perl: drakupdate_fstab called with --auto --add /dev/sda1

 

Never mind the stuff about /dev/hd-x, just see that at some point I started harddrake2 by starting the Mandrake control centre (mcc - start it as mcc from the command line or from the menu: system - configuration - configure your computer). then just go to hardware, and select the hardware icon. That starts harddrake2. Or you can start it from the command line, harddrake2.

 

So it takes quite some time for /dev/sda1 to get created. Next step is to mount that one - sda1.

 

Ah! Upon rereading your problem description, I get it. You first tried to mount /dev/sda, but this is not correct; it should be /dev/sda1!! But that only gets created a bit later... have a look with:

ls /dev/sda*

if /dev/sda1 gets created - then try again to mount that one..

[Youssou75]

Hi

I am sorry I had troubles with my internet connection. I tried again with

tail -f /var/log/messages

plugging the USB drive, starting mcc and harddrake2 then running config tool

here is the message

 

[root@localhost yassine]# tail -f /var/log/messages

Sep 25 19:43:24 localhost modprobe: FATAL: Module scsimon not found.

Sep 25 19:43:24 localhost kernel: scsi5 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices

Sep 25 19:43:25 localhost kernel: Vendor: I0MEGA Model: Mini 128*IOM Rev: 3.04

Sep 25 19:43:25 localhost kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02

Sep 25 19:43:25 localhost kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi5, channel 0, id 0, lun 0

Sep 25 19:43:25 localhost kernel: Attached scsi generic sg0 at scsi5, channel 0, id 0, lun 0, type 0

Sep 25 19:43:26 localhost scsi.agent[4334]: disk at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:02:07.1/usb4/4-1/4-1:1.0/host5/5:0:0:0

Sep 25 19:43:51 localhost kernel: usb 4-1: USB disconnect, address 7

Sep 25 19:43:53 localhost su(pam_unix)[3975]: session closed for user root

Sep 25 19:43:59 localhost su(pam_unix)[4421]: session opened for user root by (uid=501)

Sep 25 19:44:15 localhost kernel: usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using address 8

Sep 25 19:44:16 localhost modprobe: FATAL: Module scsimon not found.

Sep 25 19:44:16 localhost kernel: scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices

Sep 25 19:44:16 localhost kernel: Vendor: I0MEGA Model: Mini 128*IOM Rev: 3.04

Sep 25 19:44:16 localhost kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02

Sep 25 19:44:16 localhost kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi6, channel 0, id 0, lun 0

Sep 25 19:44:16 localhost kernel: Attached scsi generic sg0 at scsi6, channel 0, id 0, lun 0, type 0

Sep 25 19:44:17 localhost scsi.agent[4512]: disk at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:02:07.1/usb4/4-1/4-1:1.0/host6/6:0:0:0

Sep 25 19:44:40 localhost su(pam_unix)[4585]: session opened for user root by (uid=501)

Sep 25 19:44:45 localhost drakconf.real[4631]: ### Program is starting ###

Sep 25 19:44:46 localhost drakconf.real[4631]: running: /sbin/modprobe floppy

Sep 25 19:44:46 localhost kernel: inserting floppy driver for 2.6.3-7mdk

Sep 25 19:44:49 localhost kernel: floppy0: no floppy controllers found

Sep 25 19:44:49 localhost drakconf.real[4631]: running: /sbin/modprobe -n floppy

Sep 25 19:45:15 localhost harddrake2[4642]: ### Program is starting ###

Sep 25 19:45:15 localhost harddrake2[4642]: running: /sbin/modprobe floppy

Sep 25 19:45:15 localhost kernel: inserting floppy driver for 2.6.3-7mdk

Sep 25 19:45:18 localhost kernel: floppy0: no floppy controllers found

Sep 25 19:45:18 localhost harddrake2[4642]: running: /sbin/modprobe -n floppy

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost diskdrake[4839]: ### Program is starting ###

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost diskdrake[4839]: test_for_bad_drives(/dev/hda)

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found a dos partition table on /dev/hda at sector 0

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost diskdrake[4839]: guess_geometry_from_partition_table hda: 4864/255/63

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 256320 512-byte hdwr sectors (131 MB)

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost kernel: sda: assuming Write Enabled

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 256320 512-byte hdwr sectors (131 MB)

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost kernel: sda: assuming Write Enabled

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost kernel: /dev/scsi/host6/bus0/target0/lun0: p1

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost diskdrake[4839]: test_for_bad_drives(/dev/sda)

Sep 25 19:45:30 localhost perl: drakupdate_fstab called with --auto --add /dev/scsi/host6/bus0/target0/lun0/part1

Sep 25 19:45:31 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found a dos partition table on /dev/sda at sector 0

Sep 25 19:45:31 localhost diskdrake[4839]: guess_geometry_from_partition_table sda: 678/6/63

Sep 25 19:45:31 localhost diskdrake[4839]: sda: no valid geometry guessed from partition table

Sep 25 19:45:31 localhost diskdrake[4839]: running: /sbin/modprobe floppy

Sep 25 19:45:31 localhost kernel: inserting floppy driver for 2.6.3-7mdk

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost kernel: floppy0: no floppy controllers found

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: running: /sbin/modprobe -n floppy

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on Filename with

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part6 with

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part5 with /

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on none with /proc

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on none with /proc/bus/usb

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on none with /dev

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on none with /sys

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on none with /dev/pts

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part7 with /home

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 with /mnt/windows

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on scsi/host6/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 with /mnt/removable

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on rootfs with /

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on root with /

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on none with /dev

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on none with /proc

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on none with /sys

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on none with /proc/bus/usb

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on none with /dev/pts

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on hda7 with /home

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on hda1 with /mnt/windows

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: found mounted partition on scsi/host6/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 with /mnt/removable

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: created directory /mnt/windows (and parents if necessary)

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: created directory / (and parents if necessary)

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: created directory /home (and parents if necessary)

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: created directory /mnt/removable (and parents if necessary)

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: created directory /mnt/cdrom (and parents if necessary)

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: created directory /proc (and parents if necessary)

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: created directory /dev/pts (and parents if necessary)

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: created directory /dev/pts (and parents if necessary)

Sep 25 19:45:34 localhost diskdrake[4839]: created directory /proc (and parents if necessary)

Sep 25 19:45:35 localhost diskdrake[4839]: default cancel_clicked

Sep 25 19:46:58 localhost drakconf.real[4631]: modified file /etc/mcc.conf

 

here is what I found from Harddrake drives

Bus: ?SCSI

 

Location on the bus: ?0:0:0

 

Channel: ?0

 

Description: ?I0MEGA|Minidrive 128

 

New devfs device: ?/dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0/disc

 

Old device file: ?/dev/sda

 

Module: ?unknown

 

Floppy format: ?I0MEGA Mini 128*IOM

 

Media class: ?hd (Mass Storage|SCSI|Bulk (Zip))

 

It seems to me that there is no sda1 before I run config tool. Once this tool runs I can find sda1. I really don't understand the problem, why it isn't automatically mounted !!

 

 

Ok, now I tried your solution and created the file /mnt/cle and mounted sda1 in cle. That worked but mdk mounted also /mnt/removable but the USB files are in cle and not removable. However, I don't have acces to these files from KDE. I need to log in as root in Konsole!!

I don't know haw to force mdk to mount the USB in removable ?

[aRTee]

You need to log in as root because you mounted as root.

Ok, don't know how to get Mandrake to behave, but what you can do, as root, is this:

 

mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/cle -o uid=501

 

now, that last bit indicates that the owner should be the user with id (uid) 501 which is usually the id number of the first user that gets created.

You can check with:

less /etc/passwd

which uid your regular user account has (2nd and 3rd field after the name), and if it's not 501, put whatever number it is in that mount command.

That should let you read and write in KDE.

[Youssou75]

Thanks it works that way.

I want just to point out that when typing a wrong command like

 

mount -t vfat /dev/sda /mnt/cle

 

that seems to force mdk to create a file /mnt/removable, mount the USB drive in that one and create a shortcut on the desktop that I have access to it!! Amazing!

 

Anyways, both ways work so ''que demande le peuple de plus!''

 

Thanks again aRTee for helping

[aRTee]

Funny behaviour, that with the wrong command and then getting access via /mnt/removable...

 

Nice that you can now work around the 'hard' issue, what more I'd like to see: well, actually that you nor anyone else would have to go through such issues. This kind of thing should just work. But ah well... at least you are happy now.. :D

[Youssou75]

Sure enough I am happy since I just switched to Linux from that damn MS windows

I would prefer to struggle some times with Linux rather than using MS.