When device is plugged: $ dmesg | tail -n 9 usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4 usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices usb-storage: device found at 4 usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning scsi 2:0:0:0: CD-ROM PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716AL 1.02 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS scsi 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 5 usb-storage: device scan complete
check device node: zhangwe...@casablanca:~$ ls /dev/sr* ls: cannot access /dev/sr*: No such file or directory zhangwe...@casablanca:~$ ls /dev/sg* /dev/sg0 Trying to use /dev/sg0 instead of expected /dev/sr0 in "thoggen" (DVD ripping software), I was told /dev/sg0 is not a block device. The following doesn't help # /etc/init.d/udev restart I suspect some kernel module is missing, but being a amateur I don't have a clue how to check which is missing. The box is $ cat /etc/debian_version lenny/sid Kernel is compiled by other amateurs who shared it on the Internet as deb package, as OEM shipped crippled kernel YET standard kernel in debian package wouldn't work thanks for special hardware: $ uname -a Linux casablanca 2.6.27.19-fulong2f #1 PREEMPT Wed Mar 11 07:22:32 CST 2009 mips64 GNU/Linux -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4b9c4943.7010...@realss.com